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Japanese Weight-driven Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock
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Japanese Weight-driven Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock, case with removable glazed hood over the pierced and engraved movement with verge escapement and regulated by a balance wheel, brass time scale shows time as indicated by pointer attached to falling lead weight, ht. 20 in.
Dokei Japanese Weight Driven Stick Clock
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Dokei Japanese Weight Driven Stick Clock: engraved movement; brass numerals; removable hood; drawer with key.
15″ x 2 1/2″
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Early Japanese Weight Driven Bracket Clock
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Early Japanese Weight Driven Bracket Clock with a iron movement and brass case with enamel painted dial. All sides have a floral design in relief. The clock rest on a carved and painted wood shelf.
30 1/4″ T x 9 1/2″ W
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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Japanese Pillar clock
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A mid 19th Japanese Shaku Dokei or Pillar Clock. 30-hour weight driven time and strike movement with crown wheel escapement, turned posts and engraved skeletonized plates. Traditional-Rosewood case with glazed hood and pierced scrollwork side panels having engraved vine decoration and lower key drawer with the original key. Restored finish with minor wear, replaced indicator. Runs momentarily when cataloged. 18″ high.
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Japanese Pillar Clock
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Japanese Pillar Clock with corner pillars, brass circular movement and floral carved and engraved front plate. The time indicators are engraved brass with a lower key storage drawer.
(Clock is not running at this time and the hood is missing.)
15 1/2″ T x 2 1/8″ W
Japanese Pillar Clock
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A 19th century Japanese “Pillar” wall clock. 1-day weight driven time and strike movement with crown wheel escapement. Hardwood case with reverse painted hood glasses, and Brass engraved hour indicators and pierced Brass side panels, with a lower key drawer (includes key). Older finish with some wear, crack in one hood side glasses, shrinkage crack on right side of case, running when cataloged. 31 1/2″ high overall.