Gilt Bronze Figural Mantle Clock
Located in New York, NY
King George IV of England was among the important clients of Raingo Frères bronzier and clockmaker company where he bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1860, Raingo Frèr...
Bronze
Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
In Tournai, he probably made one of his first astronomical clocks with planetarium which was his specialty.
Bronze
17th Century Charles II Month-going longcase clock by John Greenhill
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A gilt sun emblem traverses a silvered Roman chapter ring indicating the seasonal movement of sunrise and sunset between four and eight o’clock. The appearance is strikingly remini...
Brass
Early 20th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Nine-Light Empire Style Chandelier
By Raingo Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
In Tournai, he probably made one of his first astronomical clocks with planetarium which was his specialty.
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Mantel Clock by Victor Raingo Paris
By Victor Chabaud AG Alvergniat Freres
Located in Vilnius, LT
King George IV of England bought a planetarium-clock of Raingo in 1824. In 1834, the company received an honorable mention in an exhibition in Paris.
Bronze
Sold
H 9.85 in W 16.93 in D 6.7 in
VIDEO* Planetarium, Tellurium Clock with Rotating Globe, London, Cambridge, 1925
Located in Greven, DE
The main dial is signed: Planetarium Clock William Perkins London for Technical Institute of Cambridge 1925.
Metal
Antique French White Marble and Ormolu Mantel Clock, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
In Tournai, he probably made one of his first astronomical clocks with planetarium which was his specialty.
19th Century French Marble and Ormolu Clock Garniture
By Raingo Frères
Located in Dublin, IE
In Tournai, he probably made one of his first astronomical clocks with planetarium which was his specialty.
Marble, Ormolu
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