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A STRIKING PILLAR CLOCK AND A LANTERN CLOCK
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
The shaped front plate pierced and engraved with leafy vines between turned corner columns, verge escapement with balance wheel, the countwheel striking mechanism serving as weight to going train, the hardwood case with glazed hood, pierced side frets and shaped hour plaques (key drawer incomplete); the lantern clock with turned pillars, side panels and dial plate engraved with foliage, the chapter ring with moveable silvered hour plates, the balance wheel verge movement surmounted by bell--20in. (51cm.) and 6½in. (16.5cm.) respectively (2)
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
The shaped front plate pierced and engraved with leafy vines between turned corner columns, verge escapement with balance wheel, the countwheel striking mechanism serving as weight to going train, the hardwood case with glazed hood, pierced side frets and shaped hour plaques (key drawer incomplete); the lantern clock with turned pillars, side panels and dial plate engraved with foliage, the chapter ring with moveable silvered hour plates, the balance wheel verge movement surmounted by bell--20in. (51cm.) and 6½in. (16.5cm.) respectively (2)