Category: History - British
Time and its measurement--Day and night--Early mechanism--The domestic clock--The personal clock--Rapid phases of invention--The dawn of science--The great English masters of clockmaking--The several branches of a great art--What to value and what to collect--Hints for beginners
What is veneer?--What is marquetry?--The use of veneer and marquetry on long-case clocks--No common origin of design--Le style réfugié--Derivative nature of marquetry clock-case...
26. CHAPTER VIIIA great deal of attention has been paid by collectors to clocks by well-known London makers and too little examination has been given to fine examples by those of the provinces....
22. CHAPTER IVLacquered work is the most un-English style of decoration that has ever been employed by the cabinet-maker in the embellishment of his furniture. It came from the East and was i...
28. CHAPTER XEarly makers of English watches do not crowd the stage. On the Continent pocket clocks had had a long life before they made their appearance in this country. Queen Elizabeth had...
19. CHAPTER ITime and its measurement--Day and night--Early mechanism--The domestic clock--The personal clock--Rapid phases of invention--The dawn of science--The great English masters of cl...
24. CHAPTER VIFrom 1680 to 1850 is a long period of time for a particular style of timepiece to run without interruption or without displacement by any other fashion. It may naturally be supp...
27. CHAPTER IXAmong the most notable of the early Scottish makers was David Ramsay, who was clockmaker to James VI of Scotland and followed that monarch to London. In Sir Walter Scott's _Fort...
25. CHAPTER VIILong-case clocks came into being when the long or "royal" pendulum required protection by having a wooden case. It was possible to have a short pendulum, and clocks intended for...
20. CHAPTER IIThe form of the lantern clock is one that appeals to the artist. We love the candelabrum with candles, with its finely, fashioned brass forms, Dutch and English. It adds a grace...
23. CHAPTER VTo collectors and connoisseurs the most desirable period of the long-case clock is from 1700 to about 1720. As we have seen in the previous chapters, this embraces the two style...
16. CHAPTER VIII.--PROVINCIAL CLOCKS15. CHAPTER VII.--THE BRACKET CLOCK13. CHAPTER IV.--THE LONG-CASE CLOCK--THE PERIOD OF17. CHAPTER IX.--SCOTTISH AND IRISH CLOCKS14. CHAPTER VI.--THE EVOLUTION OF THE LONG-CASE CLOCK11. CHAPTER II.--THE BRASS LANTERN CLOCK PAGE12. CHAPTER III.--THE LONG-CASE CLOCK--THE PERIOD OF VENEER AND3. CHAPTER IIIWhat is veneer?--What is marquetry?--The use of veneer and marquetry on long-case clocks--No common origin of design--_Le style réfugié_--Derivative nature of marquetry clock-ca...
1. CHAPTER ITime and its measurement--Day and night--Early mechanism--The domestic clock--The personal clock--Rapid phases of invention--The dawn of science--The great English masters of cl...
10. CHAPTER X4. CHAPTER IV6. CHAPTER VI8. CHAPTER VIII9. CHAPTER IX5. CHAPTER V7. CHAPTER VII2. CHAPTER II18. CHAPTER X.--A FEW NOTES ON WATCHES