Old clocks and watches & their makers : being an historical and descriptive account of the different styles of clocks and watches of the past, in England and abroad, to which is added a list of nearly twelve thousand makers (1922)
Britten, F. J. (Frederick James), 1843-1913, Britten, Annie · London : E. & F. N. Spon · leaf 102
n the Schloss collection. The drum-shaped case of brass gilt is engraved in the Renaissance style, andmeasures 5 J in. across. On the bottom is stamped in a scroll N.Plantart. A very similar piece is in the South Kensington Museum. In the British Museum is an excellent specimen of a German Portable… … Fig. 84. -A very choice example of Iron, damascened withPrecious Metals. Among the collection of Prince Soltykoff was the square table clock shown in Fig. 83. The sides are of bronze gilt, very finely engraved with allegorical subjects. Representations ot St. Paul, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are…
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