A mahogany quarter chiming longcase clock by John Ellicott, London, circa 1765, the 12" dial signed John Ellicott, London with finely matted centre and rococo scroll spandrels, seconds dial, calendar aperture and strike/silent dial in the arch, the massive three-train six-pillar movement with dead beat escapement, striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a nest of eight bells, the... More

A mahogany quarter chiming longcase clock by John Ellicott, London, circa 1765, the 12" dial signed John Ellicott, London with finely matted centre and rococo scroll spandrels, seconds dial, calendar aperture and strike/silent dial in the arch, the massive three-train six-pillar movement with dead beat escapement, striking on a bell and chiming the quarters on a nest of eight bells, the case with broken arch cresting and frieze fret above brass-capped stop-fluted hood pillars, with broken arch trunk door and panelled plinth with shaped apron, 234cm (92") high/ see illustration