Masterpieces of English furniture and clocks : a study of walnut and mahogany furniture, and of the associated crafts of the looking-glass maker and japanner, together with an account of Thomas Tompion and other famous clock-makers of the 17th and 18th centuries / by R. W. Symonds ; illustrated by 8 plates in colours and 130 from special photographs of examples chosen from private collections.

Masterpieces of English furniture and clocks : a study of walnut and mahogany furniture, and of the associated crafts of the looking-glass maker and japanner, together with an account of Thomas Tompion and other famous clock-makers of the 17th and 18th centuries / by R. W. Symonds ; illustrated by 8 plates in colours and 130 from special photographs of examples chosen from private collections.

 
 
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Author/Artist: 
Symonds, R. W. (Robert Wemyss), 1889-1958.
Publisher: 
London : B.T. Batsford, Ltd. ; [1940]
Subjects: 
Decoration and ornament Great Britain England.
Furniture, English.
Clocks and watches.
Clock and watch making England.
Glass - Great Britain
Record Number
Bib ID: 
45750
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Description
xii, 172 p. incl. illus. (incl. ports., map, facsims.) plates (XII col., incl. front.) ; 33 cm.
Notes
"The trade of the looking-glass maker," pp. 58-72.
"Published spring, 1940."
"The edition of this work is limited to 750 copies for sale in Great Britain and 500 for the U.S.A."