$1,107
Striking Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, 20th century, traditional-style wood case with glazed hood and key drawer, the trunk with fabric-backed pierced brass sound frets inset into the sides and time scale with movable hour and half-hour markers attached to the front, brass movement with turned partial pillars at corners, pierced and engraved front plate and verge escapement regulated by a short pendulum, spring-powered striking mechanism in the trunk, housed in a brass case, acts as the weight to power the time movement, ht. 25 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-04-28