$6,150
Large Japanese Striking Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, traditional-style wood case with glazed hood and key drawer, the trunk with floral 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 pillars at corners, pierced and engraved front plate and verge escapement regulated by a top mounted balance wheel, the crown wheel fit with a butterfly to indicate running of the clock, spring-powered striking mechanism in the trunk, housed in a brass case, and acts as the weight to power the time movement, ht. 25 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-04-29