{"product_id":"the-old-english-master-clockmakers-and-their-clocks-1679-1820","title":"The Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks - 1679-1820","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBetween the Restoration and the Regency, a small number of English workshops turned the measuring of hours into a fine art. Herbert Cescinsky's 1938 survey is the collector's guide to the men and the movements.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCescinsky (born 1875) spent his working life among English furniture and English timepieces, and had already written the standard reference on the subject with Malcolm R. Webster, \u003cem\u003eEnglish Domestic Clocks\u003c\/em\u003e. First published by George Routledge \u0026amp; Sons, \u003cem\u003eThe Old English Master Clockmakers and Their Clocks\u003c\/em\u003e boils that earlier work down to what matters most to a collector: the men who signed the movements, and the pieces that carry their names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe follows the trade from the coming of the pendulum, through the brass lantern clock and the rise of the tall case, to the dials and engraving that let a piece be placed and dated. Thomas Tompion, George Graham and Daniel Quare are all here, alongside the London and provincial makers who worked in their shadow. Photographs of surviving examples run throughout, and the writing stays practical - what to look at, and what it tells you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCescinsky's 1938 survey of the English trade at its height, from the Restoration to the Regency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoverage of the pendulum, escapements, the lantern clock, dials and the growth of the tall case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomas Tompion, George Graham, Daniel Quare and the other celebrated London names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotographs of surviving movements, dials and cases throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA working reference for collectors, dealers and anyone cataloguing period English timepieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Cescinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Qureshi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781445510941","brand":"Qureshi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53325731463466,"sku":"9781445510941","price":49.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_4be1bc51-b698-4564-9f05-4a183252360e.jpg?v=1793061697","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/the-old-english-master-clockmakers-and-their-clocks-1679-1820","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}