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 482
Fig. 613.—Vase Clock ofMarie Antoinette. French Clocks and Cases in the French Style 465 when Comte de Camondo vSecured the Three Graces for 101,000 francs.His son, who is the present owner, has, it is said, refused an offer ofover a milhon francs for the treasure, which, in accordance with thewish… … Fig. 614.—Urn or Vase Clock. Fig. 615.—Three Graces Clock. is one at Buckingham Palace in the form of the head of a negress,as sliown in Fig. 616. Figures corresponding to the hours appearin proper order in one of the eyes of the negress, the minutes beingdenoted in the other eye in a similar way.…
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