Louis XV Style Gilt Metal Mantel Clock

A 19th century French gilt metal mantel clock, of Louis XV…
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A 19th century French gilt metal mantel clock, of Louis XV style, modelled with masks, flowers and leaves and surmounted with a two-handled urn, Roman numerals and pendulum movement striking on a bell, height 35 cm.

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  • Pendulum - The pendulum was discovered around 1602 by Galileo Galilei, and was adopted for time keeping by the Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, Christiaan Huygens, who excelled in astronomy, physics, and horology.

    The pendulum comprises a metal rod usually of brass or steel with a metal disk, known as a bob, at the end. The movement of the pendulum is driven by weights or a spring, and as a pendulum swings in a regular arc, it was found accuracy could be controlled to within a few seconds a week.

    Timekeeping can be adjusted by changing the height of the bob on the rod, making the pendulum either swing slower or faster.

    The disadvantage of the pendulum was that changes in temperature also changed the length of the pendulum, interfering with the accuracy of the clock, and so in the 18th century two types of mercurial pendulums were invented which countered the movement in the steel rod.

    The pendulum was the world's most accurate timekeeping technology until the invention of the quartz clock, regulated by a quartz crystal, in 1927.
  • Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.

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