{"id":10213,"date":"2025-07-03T14:21:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T12:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=10213"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:24:25","slug":"cartel-regence-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2025\/07\/03\/cartel-regence-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Regency Cartel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The restoration of five Boulle marquetry clocks, begun a few months ago, is now complete. Here is a Regency clock and its console, inlaid with brown tortoiseshell and brass on an oak frame.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Measurement of Time<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since time immemorial, humankind has sought to measure time. First came the gnomon, a simple stick planted in the ground, the ancestor of the sundial. Then came the clepsydra, where water flows, and later the hourglass, based on the same principle. Through these methods, people organized their social, religious, and economic lives. In the West, however, the first clock didn't appear until the 14th century. Without a dial or hands, it struck the hours using a foliot escapement, powered by a weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the Renaissance, a spring replaced the weight. Clocks were then improved and made smaller: they were placed on tables and wound with a key. Shortly before his death, Galileo discovered the principle of pendulum oscillation, but was unable to apply it. It was only in the 17th century that the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens<\/a> He perfected his discoveries. Thus, in 1657, he had the first pendulum clock built. More precise and more reliable, this mechanism quickly spread throughout Europe. In fact, its success was such that the word "pendulum" eventually replaced "clock".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The piece shown is an alcove cartel clock, composed of three distinct parts: <\/p>\n\n\n\n