{"product_id":"carriage-and-other-traveling-clocks-9780887404542","title":"Carriage and Other Traveling Clocks","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete guide to the art and beauty of antique carriage clocks and cases.  The beauty of carriage clocks and their accompanying cases is an integral part of their design  but one aspect-their intricate movements-also displays solutions to mechanical problems that only the genius designer could solve. In this major new work by an expert clock historian and restorer  the reader will find over 400 exquisite color and 285 black-and-white photographs of hundreds of traveling clocks  as well as the explanations of all the major designers work from the 17th century forward. Special chapters present the work of noted clockmakers Breguet  Garnier  Vulliamy  Cole  Frodsham  McCabe  Dent  white and more. Swiss  Austrian  French  English  and a few American traveling clocks are included. Since these clocks were technically advanced  scientific instruments of their day  they first were made for royal and wealthy patrons with the finest gilt  porcelain enamel  and jeweled materials. The book displays these fantastically beautiful works of art-miniature clocks as well as full-size ones-and more common popular styles available today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666075934773,"sku":"ByrdShop_0887404545","price":93.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780887404542.jpg?v=1782418224","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/carriage-and-other-traveling-clocks-9780887404542","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}