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German walnut cased bracket clock, early 20th century, the bell-topped case with fretwork sides, Roman dial named by the retailer John Ellicott London, eight-day Lenzkirch 1 million movement, 205055 striking tthe quarter on two coils, height 45cm. *See clocks and watches proviso.

A George III flame mahogany bracket clock, the dial signed Ellicott & Co, Royal Exchange, London, arched and raised panelled case with brass swing handle, brass and white enamel dial with speed and seconds subsidiary dials in the arch, 18cm main dial with Roman numerals, side sound grilles, brass bracket feet, the double fusee movement striking on a single bell signed Ellicott Taylor & Co, London, height 43cm, (pendulum)

Ellicott, London, a good George III mahogany bracket clock, the brass mounted triple pad top case above signed circular 18cm enamel dial and twin subsidiaries above for regulation and strike-silent, set on an engraved 9inch brass dial plate, the twin fusee movement marked for Thwaites, the shouldered plates with engraved border and signed 'Ellicott London', bell striking with pull repeat cord, the rear of the case stamped '931', 43cm high, together with a later wall bracket Provenance: Meyrick Neilson of Tetbury, where purchased by the vendor's husband in 1973.Literature: John Ellicott (1706-1772) was one of the finest clockmakers of the 18th Century. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738, serving on its council for three years. In 1760 he was joined in business by his son Edward and in 1762 he was appointed Clockmaker to the King. Thwaites supplied high quality movements to a number of clockmakers, including Allam and Clements, Henry Borrell, Dwerrihouse and Carter, Thomas Earnshaw, John Leroux, Francis Perigal and James Tregent. The present clock bears close comparison with lot 81 in Christie's Sale of 19th November 2009. Condition report: Small repair around keyhole. Front corner mouldings chipped. Corner veneer of rear door repaired. Movement rather clean. Very slight rubbing to centre of dial. Appears to strike properly. Slight lifting to pads.

Antiquarian Books - Theology - Jones (William), The Biblical Cyclopaedia; Or Dictionary of the Holy Scriptures, J. Harjette, London 1824, two-volume set; A New Testament Commentary For English Readers by Various Writers, edited by Charles John Ellicott, D.D., Cassell and Company, Limited, London 1897, five volumes, contemporary half-leather; Farrar (Frederic), The Life of Christ, bound en suite to the latter; another, The Life of St. Paul, bound en suite; Cruden (Alexander), A Complete Concordance To the New Testament, twelfth edition, full leather neo-gothic binding; Watts (Isaac), The World to Come, George Virtue, London 1838, full contemporary mottled calf; The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle 1828, Volume VI, contemporary quarter leather and marbled boards; The Works of Joseph Hall, D.D, Oxford 1839, Volume XI, contemporary leather; Bunyan's Allegorical Works, full contemporary leather; Butler's Analogy, seventh edition, London 1785, contemporary quarter-calf and marbled boards; Bibles, various dates, bindings and sizes; qty

A rare George II ebonised grande-sonnerie striking table clock The dial... A rare George II ebonised grande-sonnerie striking table clock The dial signed for John Wood, Grantham, mid 18th century The substantial seven knopped and ringed pillar triple chain fusee movement with plates measuring 8.75 by 7.25 inches and chiming the quarters on a nest of six graduated bells followed by full hour strike on a further larger bell every fifteen minutes, with trip quarter repeat, verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and backplate engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls around a vacant matted oval cartouche within herringbone decorated border, the 8 inch brass break-arch dial with shaped false bob and calendar apertures to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, with pierced steel hands and female mask and scroll cast gilt brass spandrels to angles beneath arch centred with a circular silvered boss with engraved signature John Wood, GRANTHAM flanked by subsidiary Hours/Hours & Quarters/Silent all and Repeat/Silent strike selection dials with applied foliate cast infill mounts to upper margin between, the ebonised case with inverted bell-top superstructure and brass urn and spire finials to the foliate fretwork fronted box upstand over break-arch cornice, plain frieze and glazed dial aperture to the front door, the sides with hinged cast brass handles over slender break-arch windows, the rear with glazed door matching the front set within the frame of the case, on shallow cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet, 53.5cm (21ins) high excluding finials. John wood is recorded in Baillie, G. H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as working in Grantham 1753-97. Grande sonnerie striking table clocks are particularly rare mainly due to the technical challenges of making an hour striking train appropriately geared to sound the hours every fifteen minutes for eight days. Due to the technical skill required such clocks were generally the preserve of the leading London makers such as John Ellicott; with this in mind the movement of the current lot was probably 'bought-in' from one of the leading London workshops - this would certainly account for the matted-over cartouche to the backplate.

A fine George III mahogany quarter chiming eight-day longcase clock Ellicott A fine George III mahogany quarter chiming eight-day longcase clock Ellicott, London, circa 1770 The six pillar triple train movement with deadbeat escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, chiming the quarters on a graduated nest of eight bells and striking the hour on a single larger bell, the 12 inch brass break-arch dial with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and signed Ellicott, London to lower margin, with fine pierced blued steel hands and rococo cast spandrels to angles beneath subsidiary STRIKE/SILENT selection dial flanked by conforming mounts to arch, in a mahogany break-arch case with cavetto cornice and plain frieze over brass stop fluted columns flanking the glazed dial aperture, the sides with break-arch windows and quarter columns applied to bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with shaped-top caddy moulded flame figured door flanked by brass stop-fluted quarter columns over raised panel fronted plinth base with further conforming quarter columns to angles and applied moulded double skirt incorporating squat bracket feet with shaped apron between, 231cm (91ins) high. John Ellicott F.R.S. is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born 1706 to John Ellicott senior, a Cornish clockmaker who had gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696 and died 1733. John junior worked from Swithin's Alley, Royal Exchange, London and was elected member of the Royal Society in 1738. He published works on horology in 1739 and 1753 and is particularly noted for the development of the cylinder escapement and a form of compensated pendulum; he also maintained a private observatory at his home in Hackney. John Ellicott was later appointed as Clockmaker to George III, and took his son, Edward into partnership in 1760 which lasted until his death in 1772.

An early Victorian 18ct gold keywind pocket watch by Edward Ellicott, Royal Exchange, London, with Roman dial and subsidiary seconds, the original detent movement now replaced by an early English escapement, case hallmarked for London, 1847.

The movement of a verge pocket watch, signed Samson, London, modified into a mahogany cased mantle clock, with brass dial engraved John Ellicott, London, 12cm x 21.5cm

An early 20th Century four glass brass mantel clock by Dent, with brass body and base, the white enamel chapter ring having black Roman numeral hourly markers with minute track border, the inset dial centre marked Dent, 33 Cockspur Street, London, with visible escapement, fitted with two train movement with bell strike having ellicott compensated pendulum.

Ellicott, London - a silver gilt pair cased pocket watch, the white enamel dial printed with Roman numerals in black, gold coloured hands, the cylinder movement with ornate cock plate inset with a large diamond endstone, signed Ellicott, London, 8413, case marked for London 1789, dial 39mm, outer case 50mm, gross weight 132gm In working order, dial with multiple hairline cracks, glass loose

Good mahogany eight day five pillar longcase clock, the 12" brass arched dial signed Ellicott, London on the silvered chapter ring enclosing a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, with strike/silent dial to the arch, the movement with five knopped pillars, deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, the case with long rounded arched door, the hood surmounted by a pagoda moulded arched top with pierced foliate fretwork panels and three brass ball and flame finials, 106" high (pendulum, two weights and keys)

A Victorian hallmarked silver verge open faced pocket watch, Roman numerals to a cream dial, lyre shaped pillars supporting part foliate engraved back plate, Ellicott, London 1846.

A GEORGIAN DESIGN ELLICOTT LACQUERED BRACKET CLOCK retailed by PAUL THORPE, GRIMSBY, playing Westminster and Whittington chimes, with brass carrying handle and silvered dial. 15ins high.

A fine Queen Anne gilt brass verge pocket watch movement with silver balance cock John Ellicott, London, early 18th century The gilt full plate single fusee verge movement with four Egyptian pillars pinned through the backplate, scroll-pierced stop-iron block and sprung three-arm steel balance with Tompion type regulation, the backplate with fine symmetrical foliate scroll pierced silver balance cock with grotesque mask detail at the junction with the conforming pierced broad foot flanked by silvered regulation disc with adjacent applied gilt scroll infill opposing signature Jn'o Ellicott, LONDON (dial plate present but with no dial), the pillar plate 40mm (1.5ins approx.) diameter. John Ellicott senior is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born probably in Bodmin, Cornwall circa 1673, he was apprenticed in London in 1687 to John Waters gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company in 1696. Ellicott became Company Assistant in 1726 and held the position of Warden from 1731 until his death in 1733. Loomes notes that he is regarded as an 'eminent watchmaker'. His son also named John succeeded his business and built on the firm foundations of his father to become one of the famous clock and watchmakers of his generation.

A fine and rare George II gilt brass mounted burr walnut table clock Robert Higgs, London, circa 1750 The six pillar twin chain fusee bell striking movement with verge escapement regulated by small lenticular bob pendulum incorporating rise/fall regulation to the suspension and leafy foliate scroll engraved backplate signed Robert Higgs, London to a central cartouche, the 7 inch brass break-arch dial with shaped silvered maker's nameplate engraved Robert Higgs, London beneath false bob aperture to the finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track, the lower angles applied with female mask and foliate scroll cast spandrel mounts, the upper angles incorporating subsidiary silvered Adelantar/Atrafar and Tocar/Silencio selection dials beneath arch with further calendar ring enclosing a matted centre and flanked by conforming Indian head cast mounts, the impressive burr walnut veneered inverted bell top case capped with ball and spire finial to the scroll-outline upstand over gilt brass upper moulding and four further gilt finials to superstructure, the front with further gilt brass principal top moulding above door applied with gilt half-round raised borders to the dial aperture and upper quadrant frets flanked by canted angles adorned with fine female caryatid and tied rose drapery cast mounts, the sides with generous hinged brass handles over circular and concave-topped glazed apertures with raised gilt brass surrounds, the rear matching the front with caryatids to angles, on gilt cavetto moulded shallow skirt base with generous cast squab feet, 51cm (20ins) excluding top finial; 56cm (22ins) high overall. Robert Higgs is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as apprenticed in 1743 and gaining his Freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1750. He worked from Sweetings Alley and took his brother Peter into partnership in 1770. James Evans is recorded by Baillie as also working from Sweetings Alley from 1773. In 1775 he went into partnership with Robert and Peter Higgs; the firm subsequently moved to Exchange Alley and continued in business until around 1825. The partnership of Higgs and James Evans specialised in producing clocks for the export market - particularly to Spain hence a significant proportion of surviving examples being annotated and signed in Spanish. The current lot is a particularly impressive model with fine quality burr walnut veneers and crisply cast fire-gilt brass mounts echoing the work of the finest makers of the period such as John Ellicott. Walnut veneered table clocks from this period are notably rare. The possible reasons for this are given by Richard Barder in The Georgian Bracket Clock (pages 50-51) where it is suggested that the general shortage of walnut after the harsh winter of 1709 meant that veneers were mainly reserved for the best pieces of furniture or high-status longcase clocks. Table clocks being relatively small objects suited the use of ebony or ebonised finishes better (with the brass and silvered finishes of the dial and mounts creating a pleasing 'contrast' with the black finish) thus the fashion for black veneers probably persisted out of necessity until figured mahogany veneers became accessible/fashionable (from the 1760's). The current lot can be stylistically dated very close to 1750 hence would have been one of the first clocks made by Robert Higgs after he gained his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company. Interestingly the two subsidiary dials within the upper spandrels areas are annotated in Spanish indicating that the clock was supplied to an Iberian client. However the signature to both the dial and backplate are written in their English form which perhaps suggests that the clock was possibly originally made for the domestic market but ended up being exported to Spain. The fact that the clock was supplied for export to Spain indicates that Robert Higgs was forming relationships with Spanish clients very early in his career. This proved to be an astute move as many of his later important commissions were for Iberian clients.

A fine and impressive French gilt brass and Belge noir marble large four glass mantel regulator of one year duration Susse Freres, Paris, late 19th century The movement with tandem going barrels driving the five wheel train with the upper two wheels pivoted between cocked sub-plates fitted to the frontplate, with delicate deadbeat escapement regulated by Ellicott pattern compensated pendulum with fine-beat adjustment to crutch and panel centred disc-shaped bob with locking regulating nut beneath, the backplate numbered 1346 over stamped monogram trademark, the 6.5 inch circular convex white enamel Roman numeral dial inscribed REGULATEUR, MARCHANT UN AN, Susse Freres, Paris with five minutes to outer track and blued steel spade hands within generous cavetto moulded bezel, the bevel-glazed case with cushion and cavetto moulded marble top over pin-hinged front and rear doors set between caddy-moulded brass uprights and conforming bevelled glass side panels, on cavetto moulded marble skirt base with rounded angles and discreet brass pad feet with shallow-arched recess to each side between, 50cm (19.75ins) high. Susse Freres were primarily a firm of decorative 'bronziers' who were worked from Place de la Bourse during the second half of the 19th century. Another year duration mantel regulator by them is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks figure 9-21.

D. V. ELLICOTT 'SOLOMON & SHEBA', OIL ON BOARD unsigned 32cm x 29.5cm

A quarter chiming ebonised mantel clock, the 8 inch brass dial signed Ellicott, London on the silvered chapter ring, the arch containing strike / silent subsidiary, the three-train fusee movement with foliate engraved backplate, chiming on a carillon of eight bells, in an impressive inverted bell top case, flanked by brass caryatids, brass mounts and torch finials, 28in (71cm) high.

GEORGE II WALNUT LONGCASE CLOCK BY JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON MID 18TH CENTURY the stepped caddy top with a blind fretwork frieze above an arched brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring, subsidiary Strike/Silent and seconds dials, and a date aperture, inscribed 'JNO Ellicot London'; above an arched door and a plinth base, the eight day movement striking a bell 49cm wide, 245cm high Provenance: Private London Residence

Edward Clark of London early George III ebonised bracket clock, having a signed silvered dial with Roman and Arabic numerals, date aperture and mock pendulum aperture, twin winding holes for a five pillar bell striking and repeating fusee movement with verge escapement, the backplate engraved with leaf scrolls around a chinoisserie pavilion, the brass bound bell-top case with carry handle, fishscale side frets, leaf door frets, and raised on brass ogee bracket feet, h.42.5cm (handle down) Note: This style of case is usually associated with Ellicott and was introduced soon after the middle of the 18th century Condition Report / Extra Information Fully working including strike and pull repeat. Dial good. Glass to inside of door showing plaster, probably later. Case good. Brass good, probably re-polished at some point. Ebony veneers good with minor age wear only. Provenance - private sale due to downsizing, purchased from Sotheby's approx. 20 years ago for £5000 hammer.

An 18 carat gold Ellicott and Smith pocket watch with fusée mechanism inscribed "Ellicott and Smith Royal Exchange London 10, 954" and steel balance, the white enamelled dial set with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds dial and "London 1841", 4.5 cm diameter

A silver pair cased verge pocket watch the movement signed Ellicott London, with Egyptian pillars, 18th Century

A George III ormolu mounted bronze cased eight day automaton mantel clock by John Ellicott (1706-1772) British The gilt dial with Roman numerals and the movement signed Fusee pocket watch movement, numbered 3386, the dust guard similarly signed and numbered, above a dolphin mask issuing a spiral moulded glass simulated water spout, above a scallop shell and cut glass tray, standing on ormolu cast griffin feet. 39 cm high. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear, some slight rubbing to gilding, glass tray with some chips/frits, glass spout with some very minor fritting.

English mahogany double fusee mantel clock, the movement with pull repeat, with engraved back plate striking on a bell, the 8" cream convex dial signed Ellicott, Royal Exchange, London, within a stepped case inlaid with brass foliate motifs and surmounted by five pineapple finials, 20.5" high (pendulum, key)

English mahogany two train mantel clock, the movement bearing the JJ Ellicott trademark logo and striking on a gong, the 4.25" convex silvered dial within a rounded arched chevron banded stepped case, 11" high (key)

Good early George III silver and tortoiseshell cylinder pair cased pocket watch, London 1764, signed Ellicott, London, no. 5278, the fusee movement with pierced engraved balance cock, diamond endstone, flat steel balance, silvered regulating disc, steel escape wheel and cylindrical pillars, original signed and numbered dust cover, the enamel dial with independent centre seconds with stopwork, Roman numerals, outer Arabic chapter, steel beetle and poker hands, tortoiseshell outer case with pinwork, case number 5278, case maker `TL`, lacework paper, 51mm

An Ellicott, London, Georgian silver verge and fusee pocket watch with old mine cut diamond set in pierced cock plate, on a chain

A rare French gilt brass large four-glass mantel timepiece of one year duration, Retailed by Mason & Son, Canterbury, late 19th century, The substantial circular four pillar movement fitted with large diameter spring barrel and greatwheel to backplate driving via cocked pinion the four wheel train set between the plates regulated by visible Brocot escapement mounted within the dial and Ellicott type compensated pendulum, the backplate stamped 4165, 16.2, the two-piece white enamel dial with visible escapement and inscribed MASON & SON, CANTERBURY to the recessed centre within Roman numeral chapter ring with regulation square at twelve o’clock, with blued steel moon hands and moulded gilt brass bezel, the substantial frosted gilt brass case with caddy-moulded top and cavetto cornice above heavy bevel glazed panels and caddy moulded uprights to angles, on conforming cavetto moulded skirt base incorporating bracket feet to the curved angles, 35.5cm (14ins) high

A George III gilt brass mounted mahogany musical table clock, The dial signed for Edward Ellicott, London, circa 1790, The substantial five pillar back-wound movement playing a choice of five tunes via a pinned cylinder on a nest of eight graduated bells after striking the hour on an additional larger bell, the backplate incorporating projecting feet to the lower corners and engraved with fine open rococo scrolls around a central basket of flowers within decorative line borders, the convex white Roman numeral dial inscribed ED’WD ELLICOTT to centre and with pierced blued steel hands within outer minute track and slender brass bezel fitted to the 8 inch full-arch white painted dial plate polychrome decorated with dancing musicians beneath applied curved tune selection sector inscribed SONG, JIGG, MINUETT, AIR and COTILLION to arch, the break-arch case with concave sided plinth for the central brass vase finial flanked by four further finials and applied symmetrical rococo scroll cast mounts to the sides of the arch, the front with heavy acanthus cast brass arched door flanked by female caryatids applied to the canted angles, the sides with hinged carrying handles above sunburst mask centred scroll cast arched brass sound frets, the rear with arch glazed door, on cavetto moulded skirt base with scroll feet, 54.5cm (21.5ins) high. Two generations of the celebrated Ellicott family with forename Edward are recorded working in London in around 1790. Edward (I) is listed in Loomes, Brian Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 2 as son of John (II) working from Royal Exchange, London 1753-91, he was appointed watchmaker to the King. His son, Edward (II) is listed as free of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1795 and was appointed Master in 1835 but did not live to see out his term. The current lot is an attractive model clearly made in a workshop used to producing clocks for the Export market. The back-winding is typical of examples made for export to China as the Chinese prefer clock dials to be free of winding holes, and the heavy foliate cast gilt brass front door is of a type more often seen on examples exported to the Middle-East (see Barder, Richard C.R. The Georgian Bracket Clock 1714-1830 pages 160-1 colour plates 22-4).

'Pinot Noir' and 'Ellicott Smith' wall clocks

GEORGE III MAHOGANY TALL CASE CLOCK, JOHN ELLICOTT, LONDON, C.1750 the 10 inch brass dial with silvered chapter ring, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture and strike/silent ring in the arch in a pagoda top case, height 94"" — 238.8 cm. Note: John Ellicott was clockmaker to George III.

Ellicott, London a Pair Cased Open Faced Pocket watch, having white enamel dial, with Roman and Arabic numerals

A 18th century George IIII / third 1742 alphabet sampler by Mary Ellicott. 39cms high x 38cms wide

Weld, Isaac 1798 Plan of the City of Washington This is a reduced and simplified version of Ellicott`s plan of 1792. Washington is bordered by the Potomack (Potomac) River and the Eastern Branch, now the Anacostia River. Georgetown, at the left and northwest of Rock Creek, is separately labeled. Reedy Branch and Tiber Creek are shown to the north outside of the street pattern. A few major buildings including the Capitol and the Presidents House are labeled; others are merely outlined. The proposed landscape design for the Mall is shown with some detail. Near the upper right is an eight-pointed compass indicator surmounted by a fleur de lis. Published by J. Stockdale. 8.5"" W x 6.8"" H Light toning and soiling along sheet edges, else fine.

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK, eight day movement, the arched brass dial with strike/silent, subsidiary seconds dial and date aperture. Signed “Ellicott London”.

A late 19th/early 20th century Ellicott & Taylor of London mantle clock, with two-train French striking movement, enamelled dial and raised on brass bracket feet. Height excluding carrying handle 10.5 ins (see illustration).

Weld, Isaac 1800 Plan of the City of Washington This is a reduced and simplified version of Ellicott`s plan of 1792. Washington is bordered by the "Potomack" (Potomac) River and the Eastern Branch, now the Anacostia River. Georgetown, at the left and northwest of Rock Creek, is separately labeled. Reedy Branch and Tiber Creek are shown to the north outside of the street pattern. A few major buildings including the Capitol and "Presidents House" are labeled; others are merely outlined. The proposed landscape design for the Mall is shown with some detail. Near the upper right is an eight-pointed compass indicator surmounted by a fleur de lis. Engraved by Carl Jattnig. 8.6" W x 6.7" H Issued folding with some faint stains primarily in the blank margins.

Bank of Ellicott, State of New York, proof $5, Jamestown, 185-, black and white, Indians low left, also Ontario County Bank, State of New York, proof $5, Phelps, 185-, black and white, farmer at left, both agricultural scenes top centre perforated, on India paper, the Ontario repaired, extremely fine and scarce (2) VAT Status: Margin Scheme View Terms & Conditions

A Duplex pocket watch movement signed Ellicott, London

A George II walnut striking bracket clock, by John Ellicott, London, with brass handle to the inverted bell top, 8 inch silvered brass dial bearing plaque “John Ellicott, London”, two-train movement, date aperture and strike and silent to the arch, five pillar fusee movement with verge escapement and the backplate signed within foliate engraving. Height excluding carrying handle 20 ins, width 12 ins (see illustration).

American Silver Tea Kettle on Lampstand, Andrew Ellicott Warner, Baltimore, Md., mid-19th century height 15.7" — 40 cm., 77.4 oz. — 2406 grams Starting Price: $1000

George III mahogany longcase clock by Ellicott of London, the good London case having a pagoda pediment with three brass finials and fretwork panel, further fretwork panel below, arch shaped glazed door flanked by reeded pillars, trunk with arch shaped long door and standing on bracket feet, arch shaped brass dial with decorative cast spandrels, silvered chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, subsidiary strike/silent and seconds dials, calendar aperture and signed Ellicott, London, eight day striking movement, 269cm high Please see images. Telephone department for further information

Thomas Hawkins, London 22ct pair cased pocket watch, London 1784, the fusee cylinder movement signed Thos Hawkins, Royal Exchange, London, no. 486, pierced engraved cock, flat steel balance and ruby endstone, original dust cover, the dial with Roman numerals, gold beetle and poker hands signed `Hawkins from Ellicott`s, London`, matching cases, maker WQ, 155g approx, 54mm (dial a.f)

Verge watch signed Ellicott (sic), London No 117, probably of Swiss origin with square baluster pillars and garnet "coqueret" in silver pair cases, c1780

A 19th century perpetual calendar mantel clock the eight-day duration movement striking the hours and half-hours on a bell, stamped on the backplate ‘J.B.D’, with a visible Brocot escapement to the centre of the two-piece enamel dial, with black Roman numerals, a sweep seconds hand and blued steel moon hands, with a glazed panel below the dial through which is visible the Ellicott style compensating pendulum, with two thermometers set either side of the dial, each with white enamel dials and both signed ‘Paris 1838’, the left-hand side dial showing Reaumur, the right-hand side showing Fahrenheit, with a round barometer dial set to the lower right-hand side having two badges stamped on, one reading ‘E. Bourdon and Richards, Patent, Gold Medal, Paris Exhibition’, the other ‘Council Medal, Universal Exhibition, London, 1851’, and numbered ‘21849’ with a further dial to the left-hand lower having three subsidiary dials showing the moonphase, day and date, with the outer dial marked for the perpetual calendar changes and the month, the black and red marble case of Egyptian influence with pyramid style sides, height 45cms.

Ellicott, London. A gold quarter repeating cylinder watch, signed Ellicott, London, no.6872, diamond endstone, enamel dial with Roman hours and outer Arabic minute ring, gold beetle and poker hands, inner case finely pierced and engraved with a bird amongst foliage, numbered 6872 beneath the back of the plunge pendant, London 1774, 42mm dia, now in a gilt metal outer case.

A George III brass mounted ebonised table clock. John Ellicott, London, mid 18th century and later. The twin chain fusee movement with five substantial disc-knopped pillars and thick plates, now with deadbeat escapement, chiming the quarters on the original nest of six graduated bells and with passing strike on a single larger bell, the backplate retaining original backcock apron and engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls around a central cartouche signed John Ellicott, London, the 7 inch brass break arch dial with calendar aperture to the matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with Arabic five minutes to outer track and repeat signature to lower edge, with fine pierced blued steel hands and rococo scroll cast spandrels to angles, the arch with subsidiary Strike/Silent selection dial flanked by conforming mounts, the inverted bell-top case with recessed brass fillet inserts to the front door aperture and upper quadrant sound frets flanked by caddy moulded angles, the sides with conforming circular over concave topped rectangular windows, on shallow cavetto moulded skirt base with cast brass squab feet (movement with alterations), 47cm (18.5cm) high excluding handle. John Ellicott F.R.S. is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as born 1706 to John Ellicott senior, a Cornish clockmaker who had gained his Freedom of the Clockmakers’ Company in 1696 and died 1733. John junior worked from Swithin’s Alley, Royal Exchange, London and was elected member of the Royal Society in 1738. He published works on horology in 1739 and 1753 and is particularly noted for the development of the cylinder escapement and a form of compensated pendulum; he also maintained a private observatory at his home in Hackney. John Ellicott was later appointed as Clockmaker to George III, and took his son, Edward into partnership in 1760 which lasted until his death in 1772. The current lot was originally made as an hour-striking clock with verge escapement and pull quarter repeat on six bells. The movement was modified in the mid to late 19th century to chime the quarters every hour (using the bells and part of the mechanism for the original pull-quarter repeat facility) and to strike a single blow on the larger bell every hour. At this time the escapement was also converted from verge to deadbeat. These modifications were very well executed hence the clock presents as a good decorative example. Conversely the movement perhaps has the potential to be converted back to original specification as much of the original mechanism remains.

An Ellicott oak mantel clock, and another mantel clock

A surely unique opportunity to acquire in a single offering at auction a complete set of cased gold, silver and bronze prize medals from the 1908 London Olympic Games all awarded to Great Britain competitors, each with an identical design by Bertram Mackennal, by Vaughton of Birmingham in hallmarked gold, silver and bronze, two young maidens are crowning a winning athlete, the reverse with St George slaying the dragon, the gold medal in a red leather case with maroon velvet lining, the silver medal in a dark blue case with purple velvet lining, and the bronze medal in a tan leather case with emerald green velvet lining, the rim of each medal and its case lid inscribed as follows: WINNER, WATER POLO, CHARLES SYDNEY SMITH; OLYMPIC GAMES, WINNER, WATER POLO, LONDON, 1908 SECOND PRIZE RUNNING DEER TEAMS OLYMPIC GAMES, SECOND PRIZE, RUNNING DEER, TEAMS, LONDON, 1908 THIRD PRIZE BANTAM BOXING OLYMPIC GAMES, THIRD PRIZE, BANTAM BOXING, LONDON, 1908 Surely a unique opportunity to acquire examples of all three prize medals from the first London Olympic Games of 1908 in one lot at auction. The gold medal was presented to Charles Sydney Smith (1876-1951). He was born in Wigan the ninth of eleven children. He was the Great Britain water polo goalkeeper who won back-to-back golds at London 1908 & Stockholm 1912 and then, remarkably, returned to the sport aged 41, to help win British gold for a third time at Antwerp in 1920. For the complete record he was still competing at Paris in 1924, but GB were eliminated in the first round. At Stockholm in 1912 he became the first competing athlete to be invited to be the team’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony. The silver medal relates to the Great Britain team that finished second in the men’s team single shot running deer competition, one of 15 events in the shooting programme at the London 1908 Games. The team consisted of four marksmen Charles Nix, William Russell Lane-Joynt, Walter Ellicott and Ted Ranken. It is not known to whom this particular medal was awarded. A deer-shaped target made 10 runs of 75 feet which lasted about four seconds. Each competitor was allowed one shot per run from a distance of 110 yards. Concentric circles were drawn on the ‘deer’ with 1-4 points available on the target. Great Britain narrowly missed out on gold accumulating one point less than Sweden’s winning score of 86 from a possible 160 points. The bronze medal was won by the British bantamweight boxer William ‘Wally’ Webb. Britain in fact won a clean sweep of medals in this weight division. Wally Webb had lost to his compatriot John Condon in the semi-final. Very little is known of Webb. He was born 19th November 1882 and affiliated to the 17th North Middlesex School of Arms Amateur Boxing Club.

Ellicott (John).- Dunkarton (Robert, engraver) John Ellicott F.R.S. Etat 67 Clockmaker to his Majesty, mezzotint portrait, a late impression, c.370 x 270mm., light spotting and water-staining, framed and glazed, [c.1785, but later].

An Edwardian mahogany and inlaid mantle clock. The dome shaped case, with painted dial signed `Ellicott & Taylor. London`. Fitted with gilt brass lion mask and ring handles, on ebonised wooden bun feet. Approx 37.5cm high.

"Ellicott of London silver cased pocket watch marked London 1833, enamel dial, Roman numerals, fusee movement"

John Ellicott, London, an 18 carat gold pair cased pocket watch (movement and inner case only), the three piece case hallmarked London 1804, incuse maker’s mark IM, with white enamel dial, black Arabic numerals, and gold arrow hands, the cylinder fusee movement no.4270, with pierced and engraved pillars and stopwork mount, finely pierced balance cock, steel set diamond endstone, polished steel tapered three arm undersprung balance, and Tompion type regulator disc, the case 5.2cm diameter

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

An early Victorian mantel clock, by Ellicott & Smith, with a circular dial and mahogany case, twin fusee movement, movement inscribed `Ellicott & Smith`, dial repainted, 41.5cm high, 28cm wide

An 18th century ebonised musical repeating bracket clock by John Ellicott, London, single-train movement with elaborately engraved brass back plate, verge escapement connected to three-wheel musical train striking and repeating the hours on three bells, arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring, matted dial centre with date aperture and mock pendulum, arch signed Ellicot, sic., London, five pillar movement with fusee, ebonised case with brass handle, circa 1770, 18.5in. high SEE FRONT COVER

An 18th Century pair cased Pocket Watch by John Ellicott, London, chain driven fusee movement, scroll decorated pillars, white enamel dial, tortoiseshell outer case, A/F

A Gilt Metal and Gold Pair Cased Cylinder Pocket Watch, signed Ellicott, London, No.4773, 1759, gilt fusee cylinder movement and dust cover signed and numbered, nicely pierced balance cock with diamond endstone, pierced pillars, white enamel dial with Arabic and Roman numerals and a minute track, beetle and poker hands, inner plain gilt metal case numbered inside 4773, maker`s mark JB, London 1759, outer gilt metal case with pique pins around the borders (some lacking) and outer case is now lacking covered surface, 50mm wide John Ellicott worked from 1728 until his death in 1772. He was more famous than his father and was clockmaker to the King and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Much of his work has a cylinder escapement. See Camerer Cuss Antique Watches, page 124.

A George III bracket clock by John Ellicott, London, the brass arched dial with gilt metal rococo spandrels, silvered metal chapter rings and calendar aperture, the movement with crown wheel escapement and bob pendulum and engraved and signed backplate, contained in a fine burr walnut case with pierced fret and glazed panel sides, 40.5cm (16") high/see illustration .

ELLICOTT, LONDON: A FUSEE WATCH MOVEMENT inscribed “Ellicott, London”, no. 6791, with pierced engraved balanced cock, the dust cover also engraved and numbered. The white enamel dial with Roman numerals and outer Arabic seconds.