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 193
marked difference in the character of such decorativework executed at the beginning, compared with that done during thelater years of the seventeenth century. As examples of the earherstyle, which presented a comparatively lustreless surface and subduedtints, may be taken the watches shown on pp.… … Figs. 221-223.—Watch by Salomon Plairas, Blois, with Enamel Painting, about 1625. outside ot cover ; 2, back or case ; 3 inside ot cover and dial Pocket Watches, Etc. 177
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