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[ROME] VERGELLI, Giuseppe Tiburzio (c. 1610-1690). Le fontane publiche delle piazze di Roma modern. Rome: Matteo Gregorio Rossi, 1690. First edition of this scarce collection of plates devoted to the fountains of Rome in their original binding. The plates have been elegantly engraved by Pietro Paolo Girelli from drawings by Giuseppe Tiburzio Vergelli and are part of the ''Grand Tour'' illustrations well represented by Falda's better known series of fountains. Oblong folio, (263 x 375 mm). 24 engraved plates including title page (of 29?) numbered 1-24. Original carta rustica binding sewn on cords (some wear and tear to title page, f. 25 with a small marginal tear without loss of text. (1)

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[ROME] VERGELLI, Giuseppe Tiburzio (c. 1610-1690). Le fontane publiche delle piazze di Roma modern. Rome: Matteo Gregorio Rossi, 1690. First edition of this scarce collection of plates devoted to the fountains of Rome in their original binding. The plates have been elegantly engraved by Pietro Paolo Girelli from drawings by Giuseppe Tiburzio Vergelli and are part of the ''Grand Tour'' illustrations well represented by Falda's better known series of fountains. Oblong folio, (263 x 375 mm). 24 engraved plates including title page (of 29?) numbered 1-24. Original carta rustica binding sewn on cords (some wear and tear to title page, f. 25 with a small marginal tear without loss of text. (1)

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Table clock Réligieuse, Gilles Martinot Paris circa 1690, signed Gilles Martinot à Paris on the movement, rectangular wooden case with bevelled corners, flanked by two fluted full columns with Corinthian capitals, made of fire-gilt bronze, richly decorated with boulle marquetry, ornamental inlays in tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, partially engraved, the dial also made of fire-gilt bronze with inset enamel cartouches and a revolving minute scale, polished reliefs in the centre with three mascarons over a matte chased ground, including a coat of arms cartouche with engraved ligature monogram, original blued fleur-de-lis hands, full plate movement with thread suspension of the pendulum, three barrels and quarter hour strike over lock disc on three bells (petite sonnerie), movement is fully functional, inlays on the case with minor defects, with key, h 67 cm. A similar clock can be found in the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. circa 1690, signed Gilles Martinot à Paris on the movement, rectangular wooden case with bevelled corners, flanked by two fluted full columns with Corinthian capitals, made of fire-gilt bronze, richly decorated with boulle marquetry, ornamental inlays in tortoiseshell, brass and pewter, partially engraved, the dial also made of fire-gilt bronze with inset enamel cartouches and a revolving minute scale, polished reliefs in the centre with three mascarons over a matte chased ground, including a coat of arms cartouche with engraved ligature monogram, original blued fleur-de-lis hands, full plate movement with thread suspension of the pendulum, three barrels and quarter hour strike over lock disc on three bells (petite sonnerie), movement is fully functional, inlays on the case with minor defects, with key, h 67 cm. A similar clock can be found in the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. Info Gilles Martinot: born in 1658 as the son of Balthazar Martinot (1610-1697) and Catherine Hubert, court clockmaker to Louis XIV, active in Paris, based in the Rue de Harley, 'Au Chandelier d'or' from 1687 to 1689 and at 'Au Cadran' on the Quai d'Orfèvres from 1696 to 1718, died in 1726 in the Rue de Harley in Paris, source: Internet.