Johan Lindquist

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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 4th June 1779. He numbered all his pieces, and was at approximately no. 620 by the time of his death.

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.

The rather worn dial of a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm. The silver case dates from the mid-19th century.

A fusee on a 1760 pocket watch by Johan Lindquist of Stockholm.

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Gunnar Pipping, Elis Sidenbladh and Erik Elfström Urmakare och klockor i Sverige och Finland Norsted, 1995 ISBN 91-1-933282-3

• A long-case clock by Johan Lindquist.