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Description:
Inlaid Mahogany Ellicott Signed Longcase Clock, possibly John Ellicott, c. 1795, pierced fret hood above the stop-fluted reeded freestanding columns, composite brass roman numeral dial signed on chapter ring "Ellicott/London," pierced iron hands, silvered seconds, calendar aperture, strike/silent in the arch and matted center, fan and cross banded inlaid decorated mid and lower sections, all resting on ogee bracket feet, eight-day time and hour strike mechanism, regulated by a pendulum and powered by two iron weights, ht. 97 in. without finials.
Estimate $1,000-2,000
fret and feet old replacements, losses to inlay throughout, mellow finish.
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LondonJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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