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Wall-hanging bracket clock ( 1770 )

Artists:	JOHN ELLICOT (1706-1772)
Medium:	mahogany brass
Description:	A fine and rare, George III, wall-hanging bracket clock by the eminent maker, John Ellicott. The mahogany case in the style first introduced by John Ellicott, having a tapered, moulded, pull-forward bracket to the base and ogee pediment surmounted by three pillars with brass finials and delicate fretwork between. The silvered brass dial with Roman minutes includes a scale above for rise and fall regulation, an unusual feature which we have not previously seen in this format. There is a strike silent option adjacent to 10 o’clock and the dial is signed by the maker Ellicott, London. The twin fusee, eight day duration movement has anchor escapement and hour strike sounded on a bell. The original steel pointers indicate the clock was made between 1760 and 1770, suggesting this clock was made during the lifetime of John Ellicott. John Ellicott was born 1706, the son of “an ingenious watchmaker of great note”, also called John. The younger John established his business in Swithin's Alley, Royal Exchange in 1728. He was the inventor of a compensation pendulum and developed the use of the cylinder escapement. Like his peer, George Graham, he became a member of the Royal Society for whom he wrote several papers. His work is included in museums and royal collections throughout the world. He was appointed clockmaker to the King and designed the London Hospital clock. He died suddenly in 1772.

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