A Japanese table clock with strike and calendar, Makura-Dokei, circa 1840.
€ 12500 $ 14406 £ 10907 ¥ 2299250 DKK 93402 CHF 11516 NOK 140356 CA$ 20038 HK$ 112906
Ships from The Netherlands
€ 18000 $ 20745 £ 15706 ¥ 3310920 DKK 134500 CHF 16583 NOK 202113 CA$ 28854 HK$ 162585
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.