Clocks, Instruments & Militaria - Online Online
Description:
Sixteen Titles on History of Clocks,Five Centuries of British Timekeeping, exhibition guide, London, 1955; Collector's Dictionary of Clocks and Watches, Eric Bruton, 2006; A Handbook and Directory of Old Scottish Clockmakers, John Smith, 1903; Horological Wheel Cutting Engines 1700 to 1900, Theodore R. Crom, 1982; Clocks in Color, Andrew Nicholls, 1976; A Treatise on Clocks, Edmund Beckett, Lord Grimthorpe, 1975; Coleccionismo de Relojes Antiguos, Jose Miguel Echeverria, 1979; A Book of English Clocks, R.W. Symonds, 1947; The Orpheus Clocks, P.G. Coole & E. Neumann, 1972; Clocks, Simon Fleet, 1961; The Planishperic Astrolabe, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, 1982; English Church Clocks 1280-1850, C.F.C. Beeson, 1971; Handbook of the Collections Illustrating Time Measurement, F.A.B. Ward, 1937; Technology and Culture, Volume 37, number 2, 1996; The Lure of the Clock, D.W. Hering, 1963; Time in History, G.J. Whitrow, 1988.
Estimate $200-300
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London, Eric Bruton, John Smith, Theodore R. Crom, Andrew Nicholls, Edmund Beckett, Jose Miguel Echeverria, Simon Fleet, National Maritime Museum, Technology and CultureStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.