ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair Listing: Catalogue 116!
Our new catalogue is here! P inchbeck. Isaac Whood pinx.t. J. Faber fecit. [n.d., c.1725.] Mezzotint. 330 x 225mm (13 x 8¾"). Small repaired tear into margin on left. Printer's crease bottom right in margin. Christopher Pinchbeck (1670?-1732), maker of clocks and automata, here shown holding an open pocket watch. He also invented 'pinchbeck', an alloy of copper and zinc that resembled gold, which created a new market for costume jewelry. Among his clients was Louis XIV, for whom he made a music clock. In 1717 he advertised a clock at one thousand guineas (appoximately £140,000 today). From 1721 until his death his address was 'at the sign of ‘The Astronomico-Musical Clock' in Fleet Street. CS 289 i/ii. [Ref: 57864 ] £950.00 Come see us at the fair at Chelsea Old Town Hall Friday 29th April (2pm-7pm) - Saturday 30th April (11am-5pm). We are stand 78 on the