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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 217

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ed. The silver chased work applies to the edges of English oval casesat the beginning of the seventeenth century is said to have beenimported in strips from France. An excellent piece of flat chasing, including the head of Charles 11.,with the Royal Crown and supporters, on the case of a watch… … Fig. 293.—Flat Chasing on Single CaseWatch bv Daniel Le Count, about1680. Fig. 294.—Flat Chasing on OuterCase of ^Aatch by ^^illiamScafe. the case, and thus allows access to the winding square. The dial ofthis watch is shown on p. 217 and the movement in Chapter Vlll. The same style ot decoration…

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