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Regency Style Chinoiserie Mantel Clock
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Regency Style Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

1900 - 1920
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This pretty early 20th century Chinoiserie clock is a super example in excellent condition.

This was originally retailed by Dobson and sons of 110 New Bond Street London.

The clock dates from around 1920 and keeps good time, winding once a week with the original key.

The movement is by Buren and has a good quality spring driven jewelled platform escapement.

This has an attractive bracket clock design with carry handle to the top and pretty Chinoiserie detail to the black lacquered case.

The clock measures 28 cms in height and is 16 cms wide by 9 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Mantel Clock to the 1920s.

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Description
This pretty early 20th century Chinoiserie clock is a super example in excellent condition.

This was originally retailed by Dobson and sons of 110 New Bond Street London.

The clock dates from around 1920 and keeps good time, winding once a week with the original key.

fig 1. A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle.
fig 1. Regency Style Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

The movement is by Buren and has a good quality spring driven jewelled platform escapement.

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This has an attractive bracket clock design with carry handle to the top and pretty Chinoiserie detail to the black lacquered case.
Rams Head Antiques

The clock measures 28 cms in height and is 16 cms wide by 9 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Chinoiserie Mantel Clock to the 1920s.

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SA1240441
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Archive I A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle.

Regency Style Chinoiserie Mantel Clock

Archive II A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View II
Archive III A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View III
Archive IV A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View IV
Archive V A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View V
Archive VI A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View VI
Archive VII A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View VII
Archive VIII A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle. View VIII
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A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle.
Regency Style Chinoiserie Mantel Clock
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A black lacquered Regency style mantel clock decorated with gold hand-painted Chinoiserie landscapes, featuring a white circular dial with Arabic numerals and a top brass handle.
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  • ObjectMantel Clocks
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialLacquer, Wood, Brass, Glass
  • ColourBlack, Gold
  • MotifsChinoiserie landscapes, brass carrying handle, white dial with Arabic numerals, molded coved plinth

This early twentieth century bracket clock follows a Regency style Chinoiserie design. The wooden case has a black lacquer finish decorated with hand-painted gold Chinoiserie landscapes, complemented by a white circular dial with Arabic numerals, a curved brass carrying handle, and a moulded coved plinth. Dobson and sons of London originally retailed the piece, which contains a Buren movement with a spring-driven jewelled platform escapement and measures 28 cms in height, 16 cms wide by 9 cms deep. Placing this timekeeper on a mantelpiece provides a practical clock that also acts as a decorative ornamental piece for a living room or study. The compact proportions allow it to sit comfortably on standard mantelpieces, shelves, or side tables while bringing traditional decorative detail to interior spaces.

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Chinoiserie emerged as a European interpretation of East Asian artistic traditions, gaining widespread popularity in Britain during the Regency period. Clockmakers incorporated japanned black lacquer, gilded pagodas, and Asian figures onto classic bracket clock cases.

These timepieces typically feature a timber case finished with layers of dark shellac or varnish to simulate genuine East Asian lacquer. Decorative scenes were hand-painted using gold leaf, bronze powders, and coloured pigments, framed by a brass bezel and housing a mechanical movement.

Genuine period examples display hand-applied japanning with natural age wear, raised gesso detailing beneath gold leaf, and mechanical clockwork signed by historical horologists on the dial. The presence of traditional brass carrying handles and molded plinth bases also indicates period construction.

A black and gold Chinoiserie clock serves as a focal point when placed atop a marble fireplace surround, contemporary sideboard, or styled bookshelf. The dark lacquer and metallic accents contrast well against light neutral backgrounds or deeper heritage paint colours.

Preserve delicate japanned finishes by dusting gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth, avoiding commercial polish, solvents, or water. Keep the timepiece away from direct sunlight, moisture, and fluctuating heat sources to prevent the timber from warping and the lacquer from flaking.
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