Mahogany cased clock with fusee movement, English circa 1830
Size: 21 ½ h x 15 ½ w x 7 ½ d in
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Chinoiserie is defined as the European interpretation and imitation of Chinese and other East Asian artistic traditions, encompassing the decorative arts and architecture, as well as theatre and music. After China eased its restrictions on foreign trade in 1684, Chinese porcelain and silk flooded to the West and enthusiasm spread for Western imitations of Chinese art which came to be known as Chinoiserie. Following Louis XIV who decorated with tiles in imitation of the porcelain-faced pagoda at Nanjing (later destroyed), no 18th century palace was complete without a ‘Chinese Room’. This fashion soon spread to England with the Prince Regent richly decorating his Royal Pavilion at Brighton with his passion for all things Chinese. The fashion spread into English country houses well into the Regency period.
This English Regency pagoda shaped clock with fusee movement has a circular cream enamelled dial with roman numerals. The fusee movement was introduced in the latter half of the 17th century as a standard method of regulating the accuracy of timekeeping in early clocks. The fusee was placed in between the mainspring barrel and the rest of the movement, providing a variable gear ratio. Used in finer and more expensive clocks of the time, the fusee was eventually replaced by the introduction of the pendulum in the mid 18th century.
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