 |
c.
1845 Japanese Watch in a Shitan Wood Inro Case. A good quality Japanese inro watch with an ormolu movement and shitan wood case. The case is suspended by a cord, with a bone hook netsuke and a cloisone bead ojime, which passes through the side chanels and wraps around the base. It has a removeable top with a compartment for the key and a turned glazed bezel screwed to the front. The one-day movement has engraved passion flower fretwork plates front and rear, a going-barrel which is wound through the back, four finely turned posts, five spoke wheels throughout and a cylinder escapement. The escapement is mounted to the backplate, has a flat five spoke steel balance wheel, a flat hairspring, and a shaped fast slow lever. The turned convex dial has moveable numbers, two hands with the motion work located underneath and can be viewed from inside the case. The silvered engraved character plaques represent two sequences of nine to four with the two zodiac symbols for the number nine used to represent midnight and noon. Although the movement exhibits strong ties to European traditions the workmanship and metalwork are definitely Japanese. Height of movement 2.25in. Height of Case 2.75in. Retail Price - $ 12,500. |
 |
c.1935
American 16-inch Library Globe with Mahogany Stand by Replogle, Chicago.
A
very nice pre-World War II 16-inch library globe made by Replogle. The
large globe is extremely detailed and includes distances between major
cities, currents in the larger bodies of water, a detailed labeling of
the topography and is signed and dated by the manufacturer. |