Lot 61
WILLIAM III MARQUETRY CHIMING LONGCASE CLOCK, HENRY ELLIOTT, LONDON
CIRCA 1690-1700
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 11th November | Lots 1 to 322
Description
the gilt brass square dial with silvered chapter ring, Roman numerals and Arabic chapter ring, ‘IIII’ numeral, the matted centre with triple wind holes, silvered subsidiary second dial and a date aperture, signed ‘Henry Elliott London fecit’, with pierced spandrels of putti holding a crown aloft, the flat top case with a moulded pediment and recess carved foliate fret frieze, the dial door with scrolling foliate marquetry borders flanked by three quarter Doric plain columns, over a rectangular door with moulded edge and rich floral and bird marquetry panel set with a circular lenticle, on a square plinth base with matching marquetry panel and solid bracket foot, the triple train five knobbed pillar weight driven movement striking on a single bell and chiming on a nest of six bells
Dimensions
221cm high, 50.5cm wide, 26cm deep
Footnote
Henry Elliot is recorded as working in London from 1688-97; Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume II, Brian Loomes