Klubbat för:

24000 SEK

Utropspris

30 000-40 000 SEK

Beskrivning

An Inscribed Chinese Hardwood 'quarter-chiming' Table Clock, encased within the rectangular wooden frame with sliding glass panes at the front and sides, the circular white enamel dial with painted black Roman hours and Arabic quarters along the outer minute track with centre second hand, framed by gilt-decorated bat and shou character amidst thick meandering lotus vine scrolls, the two train fusee movement with verge escapement, chiming the quarters on one bell, worked by a swinging pendulum with retractable lock, all fixed in place with an engraved brass back plate signed 'Wong Yih Shing, Shanghai', together with a winding key, early 19th century, c. 46.5 cm, wear, the wood with cracks, one piece of wooden decoration missing at the back

Compare with a similar table clock, Bonhams, Hong Kong, 'Art of Asia from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection', October 9, 2014, lot 48.

PROVENANCE:
Purchased by a Finnish diplomat in London during 1980's

Auktionsnummer:

3003

Datum:

2015-12-03