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A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapement the dial signed Ellic...
A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapement the dial signed Ellic...
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A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapement
the dial signed Ellicott & Taylor, Royal Exchange, the movement supplied by Thwaites, numbered 3598.
the arched hood surmounted by a concave moulded plinth supporting a brass ball finial over fish-scale side frets, stop fluted canted front angles and a circular glazed aperture above quadrant frets, the long door with intricately moulded edge flanked by matching canted stop-fluted angles, on a base with applied shaped moulded panel and double stepped plinth, the 12' repainted convex circular Roman and Arabic dial with matching gilt serpentine hands, with strike/not strike lever at XII, the movement with shouldered plates united by five knopped pillars, stamped on the frontplate THWAITES 3598 and repeat numbered along the top edge of the plate, with deadbeat escapement to a pendulum terminating in a heavy lenticular bob, with rack strike on the shallow bell (the bell inscribed in ink for the one-time owner or repairer 'J. Pritchard, Southgate, 8 July 1840.') together with the pendulum, two lead weights, two crank keys, a hood key and trunk key, 216cm high
Footnotes:
Thwaites records suggest that movement number 3598 was sold by them in 1805. See Rose, E.D. (1978) English Dial Clocks. Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, Appendix III.
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Condition
The case is generally very good. The colour and patination are excellent. It shows minor signs of age such as the odd seam slightly opening up or a minor crack. Some scuffing to the footing. The lacquer to the sound frets has mellowed, the bezel is a little tarnished. The trunk door needs to be locked shut in order to remain closed, it is slightly warped at the upper end. The lock and key to the trunk are original. The lock and key to the hood are original.

The dial has been repainted and is in good condition. The hands appear to be good and original.

The movement is clean and running. It runs well, the escapement has minimal drops, the pendulum has a large arc. The strike is operational but a little slow. It is sold with two rather rough brass weights that do the job, two case keys and two crank keys. On winding, the going side click spring is weak and needs to be re-tensioned.
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A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapement the dial signed Ellic...

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