The clock-making company Raingo Frères built some of the most remarkable timepieces of the 19th century. Best known for its ornate mantel clocks, the company also masterfully crafted other works, such as candelabras and sculptures. Modeled on Renaissance, Byzantine and Empire styles, the company’s gilded garniture is some of the most recognizable artistic work of the 19th century. It displays the elaborate majesty prevalent in aristocratic and royal homes of the period.
Belgian watchmaker and metalworker Zacharie Raingo was the son of a watchmaker, and he took up the trade in his youth. He lived and worked in Belgium until 1813, when he relocated to Paris. During his time in Belgium, Raingo was inspired by Antide Janvier and developed his own planetary pendulum. In 1810, he patented an astronomical clock, a rotating spherical mechanism designed to emulate the behavior of celestial bodies.
In 1823, he founded Raingo Frères with his four sons, Adolphe, Charles, Denis and Dorsant. Established as both an industrial and commercial venture, the company quickly gained notoriety for its bronze work in addition to its fame as a clockmaker. It created works for an array of nobility and royalty, like the Duke of Chartres, King George V of England and Emperor Napoleon III of France, whose collection is now at the Louvre museum in Paris.
The company exhibited its works in the 1867, 1878 and 1889 World’s Fairs in Paris, winning numerous prizes, including a gold medal in 1889. Many museums and private collections boast works by Raingo Frères, including the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris and the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels.
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Sèvres Porcelain 'Jeweled' Three-Piece Clock Set by Raingo Frères
By Raingo Frères
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderful and important mid-19th century gilt bronze and turquoise sevres porcelain 'Jeweled' three-piece clock set. By Raingo Frères. ...
Bronze
Porcelain Clock in the Louis XV Style by Jacob Petit
By Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
This antique porcelain mantel clock demonstrates the 19th century nostalgia for the delicately elegant decorative arts under King Louis XV, also known as the Rococo style. Crafted by celebrated porcelain artist Jacob Petit, this exquisite clock is particularly notable for the way in which the porcelain has been shaped so as to give the clock such a whimsically free-spirited, scrolling shape. The clock is formed as a clock case upon a lower base, which are both decorated as a though a singular piece with green glaze on a white ground, accented with painted floral panels and extensive gilt highlights all over. The clock case, which is particularly exuberant in design, features a central, circular clock dial. The white enamelled dial is bordered with beaded ormolu, and features black Roman numerals and the inscription 'Scherer'- the name of the 19th century Parisian clock...
Porcelain
$1,185 / set
H 1.97 in W 20.08 in D 13 in
14-Piece Set Fish Service - Bernardaud Limoges Porcelain - 1920's
By Bernardaud, Limoges
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain fish service, complete for 12 people, from the French brand Bernardaud Limoges. The service is beautifully decorated with various images of fish, in a romantic ...
Porcelain
$8,826
H 18.9 in W 14.57 in D 7.88 in
Antique French Sevres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
The combination of sumptuous, lustrous ormolu and finely decorated Sevres style porcelain makes this mantel clock an exceptional piece. Built in France and retailed by the prestigiou...
Ormolu, Bronze
$5,690Sale Price|19% Off
H 7.08 in W 5.9 in D 3.74 in
Meissen Mantel Table Clock Bronze Porcelain Autumn Fall Kaendler, circa 1745
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous rococo mantel / table clock made of gilded / gilt bronze, excellently decorated with sculptured figurines made of porcelain. Manufactory: Meissen Hallmarked: Blue M...
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
$2,950
H 3.25 in W 9.25 in D 5.13 in
Antique Hand Painted Jeweled French Sevres Type Cobalt Blue Porcelain Table Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine antique Sevres style French porcelain dresser box or casket. With extensive gilt highlights and turquoise, red & white enamel jeweling throughout. Decorated to the ...
Porcelain
$53,344 / item
H 23.1 in W 17.7 in D 14.7 in
Important Meissen Porcelain Figural Clock Group on Original Marked Plinth
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Lisse, NL
Crossed Swords with Star • Late 18th Century Porcelain • Museum Quality. An exceptional and highly important Meissen porcelain figural clock group, representing one of the manufacto...
Enamel, Brass
Blue Porcelain Sevres Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1920s French royal blue porcelain vases with bronze mounts and marked Sevres. Measurements: Height 16.5".
Antique Gothic Revival Porcelain Clock by Dagoty & Honoré
By Dagoty
Located in London, GB
Antique Gothic Revival porcelain clock by Dagoty & Honoré French, c. 1830 Measures: Height 51cm, width 25.5cm, depth 17cm This beautiful Gothic Revival style porcelain clock was made by the prestigious French firm Dagoty and Honoré, founded by the esteemed porcelain makers Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard Honoré...
Porcelain
Set of 3 Sèvres Porcelain Cups & Saucers “Marie-Antoinette”, c.1900
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in CANNES, FR
A rare and refined set of three porcelain cups and saucers from the prestigious Sèvres manufactory, dating to around 1900. Decorated in the iconic “Marie-Antoinette” pattern, this se...
Porcelain
Set of Three German Porcelain Bird Figures by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Set of three German porcelain bird figures by Meissen German, 20th Century Largest (magpie): Height 21cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm This exquisite t...
Porcelain
Sevres-Vincennes Vintage French Porcelain Coffee Set
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Elegant and particular coffee service in fine French porcelain...
Porcelain
A Set of Three 1840's Sevres Porcelain Cabinet Plates
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Three Sevres Gilt Heightened Porcelain Cabinet Plates, Mid 19th Century. With scalloped edges, gilt heightened and cobalt border, each with female farmers to the center and signed 'C...
Porcelain
Pair of Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urns by Raingo Freres
By Raingo Frères
Located in London, GB
These antique cobalt blue porcelain urns are the work of the famed 19th century Parisian maker Raingo Freres. Although made in the late 19th...
Ormolu