$4,920
Striking Shaku Dokei or Japanese Pillar Clock, traditional-style wood case with glazed hood and key drawer, the trunk with 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 short pendulum, spring-powered striking mechanism in the trunk, housed in a brass case, and acts as the weight to power the time movement, ht. 30 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-04-29