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Lot 60

A 19th century Japanese Hashira Dokei with double vertical verge escapement
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11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A 19th century Japanese Hashira Dokei with double vertical verge escapement

Surmounted by a heavy straight-sided bell mounted on a turned brass post with five petal flower winding nut, over the twin foliot bars with 25 slots for timing adjustment (both retaining their timing weights), the four sides all decorated internally and externally with Japanese landscapes and flowing foliate patterns, on a wooden base with key drawer, the 2.75 inch lacquered fixed dial with 24 gilt numerals enclosing a single gilt hand, the twin chain fusee movement with lacquered iron wheelwork, the going train with automatic changeover of the foliots, the strike train with brass countwheel striking on the bell above via a facetted barrel-shaped vertical hammer. Together with an associated double ended winding key. 19cms (7ins) high (2)

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Provenance: Property from the Mark and Peter Dineley Collections

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