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A rare 19th century Japanese Makura Dokei with original wooden case 2
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,040 inc. premium
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A rare 19th century Japanese Makura Dokei with original wooden case
The rectangular brass clock case surmounted by a heavy straight-sided bell secured to a facetted brass post with a knob in the form of a six-leaved petal, the top and bottom plates united by turned corner posts and set with brass panels engraved with sprigs of foliage, on a wooden base with central key drawer, the 2.5 inch rotating dial with 23 adjustable hour numerals read against a single pierced steel hand, the spring driven movement wound from both front and back; the front winding aperture to a short brass fusee and slim barrel to three-arm iron wheels terminating in a verge escapement with foliot bar above; the strike train wound from the rear directly on to a spring barrel with brass outside countwheel. The wooden case with stepped top and metal handle over two side panels with glass inspection panels (one glass lacking, front and back doors lacking), on a raised base. Together with an associated winding key. 27cms (10 1/2ins) (2)
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Provenance: Property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections