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113 - BOOKS (1 box) on clockmaking, including in particular: - J.-…
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Estimate €250 - €350
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BOOKS (1 box) on clockmaking, including in particular: - J.-D. AUGARDE, *Les ouvriers du temps*. Clocks in Paris from Louis XIV to Napoleon I. Ornemental clocks and clockmakers in eighteenth-century Paris and Geneva, Antiquorum Editions, 1996. - A. THIOUT, *Treatise on Mechanical and Practical Clockmaking*, followed by letters from Masoteau de Saint-Vincent and Julien Leroy and Antoine Thiout’s reply. Paris, Editions du Palais Royal, reprinted in 1972. - C. SAUNIER, A Treatise on Escapements and Gears. Paris, published by Léonce Laget. 1977, reprint of the 1855 edition. - TARDY, The French Clock from its Origins to the Present Day, in two parts: from the Gothic clock to the Louis XV clock, and from the Louis XVI clock to the present day. 1964. - H-L BELMONT, The Watch: Manufacturing Methods and Tools from the 16th to the 19th Century. Éditions Cêtre; Jean-Dominique Augarde, Les Ouvriers du temps. Published by Antiquorum. 1991. - P. VERLET, The Measurement of Time, with technical commentary by Pierre Mesnage. First edition, not for sale, 1970. - C. CARDINAL, The Watch from its Origins to the 19th Century. Fribourg, L’Office du Livre; Paris, Éditions Vilo. 1985. - J. KUGEL, *Spheres: The Art of Celestial Mechanics*. (Books not collated, sold as is).
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About the sale ANGERS: Lots of books, from the 18th century to the present day, reference works: silverware, gold and silver articles...
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87783929
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