Lot 50
Circular white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blue steel beetle and poker hands, gilt fusee cylinder, pierced and engraved balance cock, silver regulation, baluster pillars, two hammers striking on bell. Pierced and engraved inner case depicting a country landscape, inscribed L Sydney Bowden d.d . Sophia Bellem and outer repousse case depicting a Roman classical scene
Movement number: 3808
Case number: 3808
Dimensions: 49mm
Signed: movement and dust cover
John Ellicott is regarded as one of the finest clock and watchmakers of the the 18th Century. He is best known for his work on temperature compensated pendulums and his use of the cylinder escapement. Ellicott's reputation for excellence in design and innovation led to an appointment as Clockmaker to King George III.
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
Dial: enamel with chip at centre, minor spotting, hour hand with some deficiency, glass minor scuffing and dirt at rim
Case: minor and light surface scratches, pendant with visible repair commensurate with age and careful use
repousse case some signs of repair and tarnish to rim, some rubbing to figures
Movement: repeating, but not running would require service
Overall condition: good
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Fine Art & Objet D'Art formerly from the Estate of Graham Joel
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8413
2:00pm - 16 May 2021
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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