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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004

LOT 332

Unsigned, Japan, beginning of the 19th century. Very fine and very rare small wooden calendar hour-striking bracket clock (Makura-Dokei).

C. Rectangular, light, delicately made, glazed on all sides, openings for sound on each side, brass handle. The brass movement casing with elaborately turned four brass columns on a mulberry wood base loosely inserted in the case with small key drawer. Small hollowed mulberry wood base. D. Revolving gilt brass with 12 silver movable rectangular hour plaques with additional 12 half-hours, set in circular aperture of the brass dial plate engraved with passion flowers, two apertures at the lower part for the Japanese date and months - Jukkan date to the right and Junishi months to the left. Elaborate stationary single blued steel hand. M. Rectangular 117 x 116 mm., brass, back plate engraved with passion fruits, fusee and chain for the going train, going barrel for striking, solid wheels, verge escapement, large 67 mm. brass blance with slotted arm for two adjustable weights, steel balance spring, count wheel on the back plate, striking on a bell set over the balance.Dim. Height 27 mm, width 21 cm