French Marble Clock: A Guide for Buyers, Collectors and Restorers with Hints on Dating and a List of Makers...

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Nicolas Thorpe

French Marble Clock

A Guide for Buyers, Collectors and Restorers with Hints on Dating and a List of Makers

Nicolas Thorpe

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Nag Press
01 November 1998

Reference; Clocks, chronometers & watches (horology); Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata; Bargains

The French Marble Clock is the definitive book on the subject, written by Nicolas M. Thorpe who is an enthusiastic collector. Years of research coupled with many visits to France and Belgium have made him a leading authority on these magnificent timepieces. The book's opening chapters reveal the history of the marble clock along with new information about its origins and makers. Photographs of factories, now demolished, are set alongside material from French archives. To many collectors the most valued part of the book will be the practical chapters. These take a detailed look at the famous pendule de Paris movement that is found in many French mantel clocks from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Sound and sensible advice is given about examining, dating and buying, together with a clear explanation of the function of parts of the movement.

By: Nicolas Thorpe
Imprint: Nag Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: illustrated edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 916g
ISBN: 9780719802300
ISBN 10: 071980230X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 November 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicolas Thorpe was introduced to antiques as a schoolboy. In later years he became fascinated by old clocks. His first marble clock, in need of repair and restoration, was bought from a junk shop. Unhappy about the lack of published information available, he decided to write a book that would provide both the specialist and collector with a definitive book on the subject. Careful and detailed investigations were made in England, France and Belgium. Not content with researching and writing the book he also produced and printed most of the photographs, some of the more complex taking several weeks to produce.