A good early 19th Century mahogany longcase clock with deadbeat escapementEllicott & 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 in 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. 2.16m (7ft 1ins) 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.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.