26,450 CHF
Unsigned, Japan, circa 1850. Very fine and very rare small mulberry wood musical calendar bracket clock (Makura-Dokei) with fusee, hour striking, playing two tunes on the hour or on demand. ectangular, light, delicately made, glazed on all sides, openings for sound on each side, decorated with gilt brass pierced pattern of passion flowers, bottom with loosely inserted drawer for a key, brass handle. The brass movement casing with elaborately turned four brass columns on a mulberry wood base loosely inserted on the tray made from the top of the key drawer, front with small brass knob for changing melodies. Small hollowed mulberry wood base. Revolving gilt brass with 12 silvermovable 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 top for the Japanese date and months - Jukkan date to the right and Junishi months to the left. Elaborate stationary single blued steel hand. Rectangular 90 x 74 mm., brass, back plate engraved with passion fruits, fusee and chain for the going train, going barrel for striking, solid wheels, verge escapement, large 53 mm. brass blance with slotted arm for two adjustable weights, 2 1/2 coil steel balance spring, count wheel on the back plate, striking on a bell set over the balance. Musical movemennumbered 3544, set in the base, cylinder type with 69 tuned teeth comb, worm gear fly governor.Dim. Height 26 cm, width 17 cm. Notes A very beaut Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-04-12
