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'''Johan Lindquist''' of [[Stockholm]] was an important 18th |
'''Johan Lindquist''' of [[Stockholm]] was an important 18th-century [[Sweden|Swedish]] clock and watch maker. He was a pupil of [[Julien Le Roy]] in [[Paris]] in, perhaps, the 1740s, and in the late 1750s was appointed clock-maker to King [[Adolf Frederick of Sweden]]. He died on 4 June 1779. He numbered all his pieces, and was at approximately no. 620 by the time of his death. |
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[[Image:Lindquist4.jpg|thumb|left|The back-plate of a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm, numbered 130. There is slight damage to the silver disc. A rare royal crown mark is also visible.]] |
[[Image:Lindquist4.jpg|thumb|left|The back-plate of a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm, numbered 130. There is slight damage to the silver disc. A rare royal crown mark is also visible.]] |
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[[File:Lindquist fickur.jpg|thumb|right|The rather worn dial of a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm. The silver case dates from the mid-19th century.]] |
[[File:Lindquist fickur.jpg|thumb|right|The rather worn dial of a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm. The silver case dates from the mid-19th century.]] |
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[[Image:Lindquist6.jpg|thumb|right|A fusee on a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm.]] |
[[Image:Lindquist6.jpg|thumb|right|A fusee on a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm.]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Gunnar Pipping, Elis Sidenbladh and Erik Elfström ''Urmakare och klockor i Sverige och Finland'' Norsted, 1995 ISBN |
Gunnar Pipping, Elis Sidenbladh and Erik Elfström ''Urmakare och klockor i Sverige och Finland'' Norsted, 1995 {{ISBN|91-1-933282-3}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 22 January 2022
Johan Lindquist of Stockholm was an important 18th-century Swedish clock and watch maker. He was a pupil of Julien Le Roy in Paris in, perhaps, the 1740s, and in the late 1750s was appointed clock-maker to King Adolf Frederick of Sweden. He died on 4 June 1779. He numbered all his pieces, and was at approximately no. 620 by the time of his death.
References[edit]
Gunnar Pipping, Elis Sidenbladh and Erik Elfström Urmakare och klockor i Sverige och Finland Norsted, 1995 ISBN 91-1-933282-3
External links[edit]
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