93rd Auction
2016/5/14
Lot 48
A collection of 11 pocket watches
Ellicot, London, Movement No. 7376, Case No. 7376, 50 mm, 131 g, circa 1777
A very fine pair cased pocket watch with early cylinder escapement
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "ITP". Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm polished steel balance.
Publication: Baillie p. 99 and in "Uhren" 5/1989 "The cylinder escapement" p.32
Another interesting piece in this collection is a verge pocket watch by Massy in London that shows a semi-circular 12 hour dial in its upper half; the hours of the day are indicated by a sun while the night hours are indicated by a moon – this is a fine example of the equinoctial watches that came up around the end of the 17th century.
John Ellicott (1706-1791)
One of the most eminent English watch- and clockmakers, established himself in business about 1728 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738. Ellicot was the inventor of a compensation pendulum and paid great attention to the use of the cylinder escapement only a few years after its improvement by Graham. In some of his later pieces the cylinders were made of ruby.
Ellicot, London, Movement No. 7376, Case No. 7376, 50 mm, 131 g, circa 1777
A very fine pair cased pocket watch with early cylinder escapement
Case: 18k gold, case maker's punch mark "ITP". Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, three-arm polished steel balance.
Publication: Baillie p. 99 and in "Uhren" 5/1989 "The cylinder escapement" p.32
Another interesting piece in this collection is a verge pocket watch by Massy in London that shows a semi-circular 12 hour dial in its upper half; the hours of the day are indicated by a sun while the night hours are indicated by a moon – this is a fine example of the equinoctial watches that came up around the end of the 17th century.
John Ellicott (1706-1791)
One of the most eminent English watch- and clockmakers, established himself in business about 1728 and became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738. Ellicot was the inventor of a compensation pendulum and paid great attention to the use of the cylinder escapement only a few years after its improvement by Graham. In some of his later pieces the cylinders were made of ruby.
Sold
estimated
2.000—6.000 €
Price realized
5.600 €