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Mouvement d'horloge de parquet, sonnant les quart du milieu du XVIIIe siècle dans une caisse d'époque postérieure
A mid 18th century quarter chiming longcase clock movement housed in a later case John Ellicott, London
A mid 18th century quarter chiming longcase clock movement housed in a later case
30 – 31 October 2025, 14:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€2,500 - €3,500
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Mouvement d'horloge de parquet, sonnant les quart du milieu du XVIIIe siècle dans une caisse d'époque postérieure
A mid 18th century quarter chiming longcase clock movement housed in a later case
A mid 18th century quarter chiming longcase clock movement housed in a later case
John Ellicott, London
The case surmounted by a moulded architectural pediment above a pierced sound fret backed in red silk, the front with a simple brass escutcheon, the trunk door inlaid and fitted with a matching escutcheon, all terminating in a moulded plinth base. The brass 12 inch break-arch dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and three winding squares, signed on a applied name plaque John Ellicott, London, all framed by six cast brass spandrels, with strike/silent subsidiary dial in the arch. The substantial movement with deadbeat escapement with adjustable steel pallets, striking the hours on a large bell via a rack and snail system, the quarters sounding on a run of 8 bells and hammers mounted above via a pined barrel. Currently ticking and striking, sold with one case key and one winding key. 250cm high.
The case surmounted by a moulded architectural pediment above a pierced sound fret backed in red silk, the front with a simple brass escutcheon, the trunk door inlaid and fitted with a matching escutcheon, all terminating in a moulded plinth base. The brass 12 inch break-arch dial with silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring, fleur-de-lys half-hour markers, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial, calendar aperture and three winding squares, signed on a applied name plaque John Ellicott, London, all framed by six cast brass spandrels, with strike/silent subsidiary dial in the arch. The substantial movement with deadbeat escapement with adjustable steel pallets, striking the hours on a large bell via a rack and snail system, the quarters sounding on a run of 8 bells and hammers mounted above via a pined barrel. Currently ticking and striking, sold with one case key and one winding key. 250cm high.
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Property of a Distinguished Private Collector