A Japanese table clock with strike and calendar, Makura-Dokei, circa 1840.
€ 12500 $ 14500 £ 10819 ¥ 2306000 DKK 93415 CHF 11456 NOK 134550 CA$ 19949 HK$ 113576
Ships from The Netherlands
€ 18000 $ 20880 £ 15580 ¥ 3320640 DKK 134518 CHF 16497 NOK 193752 CA$ 28726 HK$ 163550
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.