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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 450

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urs and - half hours,also an alarm. Thecase of bronze gildedis boldly chased, andthe modelling of thefigures is exceedinglygood. Pierrot andPierette appear toenjoy life among fan-tastical vegetation andscrolls, so popular dur-ing the epoch of LouisXV. The mandolineplayer at the top iswell posed and… … Fig. 573.—Curious timekeeper by Lepine. 434 C)ld Clocks and Watches and their Makers the vibrations of the pendulum may be seen, and the design includesa female figure and cupids, subjects brought into favour by Boucher

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