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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995
LOT 46
John Ellicott, London, circa 1770 A good quarter striking, carillon & calendar bracket clock
CHF 40,000 - 45,000
C. Caddy topped in walnut with brass edging and facing strips to the vertical faces of the two stage base, brass feet. Applied bronze caryatids above floral swags to the chamfered corners. Double caddy top with four pineapple finials. Glazed on all sides. D. Brass, arched with applied chapter ring with Roman pour and Arabic minute numerals. Seconds sector in arch, 5-30 above central signature flanked by subsidiary dials for strike/silent and day of the month. Cut and pierced blued steel hands. M. Three train, horizontal verge escapement and adjustable bob pendulum with spring suspension and blocking ring for transport. Fusees with gut, striking on bell by one hammer. S-bell carillon with pinned cylinder and pull-cord release. Backplate fully engraved with leaf-scrolls symmetrically around the signature cartouche. In good condition. Dim. 54 x 34.5 x 22.5 cm
