A Japanese table clock with strike and calendar, Makura-Dokei, circa 1840.
€ 12500 $ 14444 £ 10805 ¥ 2293250 DKK 93390 CHF 11370 NOK 137862 CA$ 19811 HK$ 113181
Ships from The Netherlands
€ 18000 $ 20799 £ 15559 ¥ 3302280 DKK 134482 CHF 16373 NOK 198522 CA$ 28528 HK$ 162981
15-cm arched brass dial, silvered chapter ring with Roman numerals, matted centre with apertures for date and mock pendulum, pierced urn spandrels, arch with signature plaque James Wittit London flanked by two silvered subsidiaries for strike/silent and up/down, double fusee spring driven movement of 8-day duration, rack hour striking on a bell, pull wind quarter repeat on six bells, foliate and similarly signed back plate, ebonised inverted bell top case surmounted by a brass handle, foliate pierced wood frets to the sides, moulded plinth.