The French Marble Clock

Author : Nicolas M. Thorpe
Publisher : Robert Hale
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : 071980230X

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The French Marble Clock by Nicolas M. Thorpe Pdf

The French Marble Clock is the first complete book on the subject, written by Nicolas Thorpe, who is an enthusiastic collector. The opening chapters reveal the history of the marble clock along with new information about their origins and makers. The author then takes a detailed look at the famous pendule de Paris movement that is found in many French mantle clocks from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Sound and sensible advice is given about examining, dating, and buying, together with a clear explanation of the function of parts of the movement. This is essential reading for those wishing to restore timepieces or clocks with striking movements. The chapters on restoration and clock case styles are all clearly illustrated.

Author : Peter Wotton
Publisher : Shire Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0747804311

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Marble Clocks by Peter Wotton Pdf

From the mid-19th century to the end of the Victorian era, the most popular mantel clock was the mass-produced French ''marble clock''. Even though these clocks came in a vast range of case styles, they were instantly recognisable. For the collector, marble clocks offer a useful, active antique, of wide-ranging style and at an attractive price.

Author : Gillian Wilson,David Harris Cohen,Jean Nérée Ronfort,Jean-Dominique Augarde,Peter Friess
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892362547

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European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Gillian Wilson,David Harris Cohen,Jean Nérée Ronfort,Jean-Dominique Augarde,Peter Friess Pdf

Among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its decorative arts collection twenty clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798: eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. They demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clockmakers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations.

Author : Peter Hughes
Publisher : Paul Holberton Publishing
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0900785454

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French Eighteenth-century Clocks and Barometers in the Wallace Collection by Peter Hughes Pdf

The 4th Marquess of Hertford had a passion for clocks, collecting them in both Paris and London. Most were kept in his apartment in the rue Laffitte, but several, acquired in England, were part of the furnishings of Hertford House, notably the monumental astronomical clock. Despite the elaborate movement of the latter, Lord Hertford, like the French eighteenth-century noblemen whose tastes he so often shared, bought his clocks for the artistry of their cases, whether in Boulle marquetry, gilt and patinated bronze, gilt bronze and marble, Sevres porcelain, lapis lazuli, tulipwood or ebony. His taste in clocks was supremely that of a collector for whom time itself did not matter. All the eighteenth-century clocks and barometers formerly owned by the Marquess and now in the Wallace Collection are featured in this book. For each clock a description of the case and movement is provided, along with details of the work of the clockmakers, cabinetmakers, bronze founders and gilders. There are full-page colour illustrations of each clock, accompanied by details in black and white of the movements and photographs of comparable clocks. Essays on clock cases and on clock movements and barometers put the Marquess's collection in its historical context, while a glossary and diagrams provide technical details. Of great interest to historians of the decorative arts and to horologists, the book will also appeal to anyone with a love of French art of the eighteenth century.

Author : Henry Terry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Clock and watch making
ISBN : COLUMBIA:AR53710924

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American Clock Making by Henry Terry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11547850

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House documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Department of State
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 882 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : HARVARD:32044105211502

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Consular Reports by United States. Department of State Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : NYPL:33433020466151

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Commercial Relations of the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Manufactures
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Consular reports
ISBN : UOM:39015067313760

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Reports from the Consuls of the United States (varies Slightly) by United States. Bureau of Manufactures Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11654767

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Reports from the Consuls of the United States on the Commerce, Manufactures, Etc., of Their Consular Districts by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Commercial statistics
ISBN : SRLF:A0003598877

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Report Upon the Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries by United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Pdf

Author : Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Art objects
ISBN : MINN:31951P003815433

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Furniture, Bronzes, Works of Art, Miniatures, Fans, Vertu, Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, Silver by Sotheby's (Firm) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11507215

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The Ironmonger by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Agricultural exhibitions
ISBN : OXFORD:N10603811

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Official Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : OXFORD:555016804

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The Horological Journal by Anonim Pdf