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An interesting 19th century Japanese Wadokei or pillar clock with lacquer dial
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Japan, an interesting Wadokei or pillar clock with lacquer dial, the simple hardwood case of typical form, the time indicated on a black lacquer dial, the sliding pointer with chrysanthemum engraving, weight driven thirty hour movement with shaped and engraved front plate representing a potted chrysanthemum, and verge escapement with large, horizontal balance with adjustable weights
An interesting 19th century Japanese Wadokei or pillar clock with lacquer dial
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Japan, an interesting Wadokei or pillar clock with lacquer dial, the simple hardwood case of typical form, the time indicated on a black lacquer dial, the sliding pointer with chrysanthemum engraving, weight driven thirty hour movement with shaped and engraved front plate representing a potted chrysanthemum, and verge escapement with large, horizontal balance with adjustable weights
A small, late 19th century Japanese Wadokei or pillar clock
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Japan, a small late 19th century Wadokei or pillar clock, ebonized case with ebony back board and roman numeral dial, weight driven 30 hour movement with shaped, chrysanthemum engraved front plate flanked by decorative, turned pillars, and large horizontal balance with scalloped rim
A small, late 19th century Japanese Wadokei or pillar clock
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Japan, a small late 19th century Wadokei or pillar clock, ebonized case with ebony back board and roman numeral dial, weight driven 30 hour movement with shaped, chrysanthemum engraved front plate flanked by decorative, turned pillars, and large horizontal balance with scalloped rim
A rare 19th century Japanese weight driven wall clock
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A rare 19th century Japanese weight driven wall clock with alarm, now in a later hooded case
The clock body surmounted by a straight-sided bell with thickened rim over four finials and freestanding turned brass pillars set between top and bottom plates, the side and rear doors connected by pairs of hinges and removable as one joined unit, all three pieces engraved with an elaborate floral sprig, now set on a wooden wall bracket with glazed hood, the weight driven movement with verge escapement, the balance arbor and pallets suspended on silk, the flat brass balance with regulation effected by a sliding lead weight mounted on to one of the arms, the countwheel strike and alarm sounding on the bell above, the dial with 24 movable hour and half-hour markers, (12 silvered, 12 blued steel to denote day and night) rotating against a fixed pierced steel hand the centre further set with a smaller alarm-setting hand within a curved arc, over a pair of calendar apertures, all framed by a series of flowers and foliage.
The clock 24cms (9.5ins) high. The bracket 51cms (20ins) high.
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An interesting mid 19th century English carriage clock with engraved case
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England, an interesting mid 19th century carriage clock, the cast, gilt case with foliate engraving and decorative tapered feet, the top with fixed handle and round, glazed aperture with concentric regulator, roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, and 8 day timepiece movement with going barrel and lever platform with polished steel balance
An interesting mid 19th century English carriage clock with engraved case
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England, an interesting mid 19th century carriage clock, the cast, gilt case with foliate engraving and decorative tapered feet, the top with fixed handle and round, glazed aperture with concentric regulator, roman numeral white enamel dial with blued steel Breguet style hands, and 8 day timepiece movement with going barrel and lever platform with polished steel balance