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 463
aped exteriorswere, it must be con-fessed, among the mostelegant conceptions ofthe Louis XVL period.From the example illus-trated in Fig. 576, it willbe seen that the upperpart of the pendulum isformed to represent thestrings of the instru-ment ; the lower end,shaped as a ring, passesand repasses… … Fig. 589. -Carriage Clock of MarieAntoinette. height, has ormolu mountings, andthe ring of the pendulum beingstudded with large pastes enhancesits very handsome appearance. Itbears the signature Kinable. Asomewhat similar clock realised£462 at the Hamilton sale in1882. The lyre clock shown in…
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