A Japanese table clock with strike and calendar, Makura-Dokei, circa 1840.
€ 12500 $ 14672 £ 10850 ¥ 2312250 DKK 93411 CHF 11465 NOK 134638 CA$ 20110 HK$ 114859
Ships from The Netherlands
€ 18000 $ 21128 £ 15625 ¥ 3329640 DKK 134512 CHF 16510 NOK 193878 CA$ 28958 HK$ 165397
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.