Paris Porcelain Clock

French porcelain clock, beautiful gilded decoration with inset hand painted panels on a light blue background. Enamel dial with finely cut original steel hands signed ‘Aubert Klaften...

French Porcelain Mantel clock by Raingo Freres, Paris French porcelain mantel clock housed in an arch top case with raised stepped plinth and resting on scroll feet. Outstanding hand painted panel to the front with gilt surround depicting two maidens attending a fatally wounded knight. Beautifully decorated to all sides with flowers, birds and butterfly on a white ground with gilt decorative border to the plinth. Chased gilded bezel, silvered dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ steel Moonpoise hands signed Raingo Fres, a Paris. French eight day movement with silk suspension, anchor escapement and outside countwheel, striking the hours and halves on a silvered bell. The backplate signed Raingo Fres, a Paris and numbered 301. C.1850 Raingo Freres worked from Rue Vielle Du Temple c.1829, also from Rue De Saintonge between 1840 to 1850. The company continued trading in Paris until the early 1900’s. Source: Dictionnaire Des Horlogers Francais, Tardy. Raingo Freres began with Zacharie Joseph Raingo ( 1775-1847) a clockmaker born in Belgium in 1775. He specialised in creating astronomical...

Paris Porcelain Egyptian Style clock, Bayeaux, circa 1830.

Fine French Tortoiseshell Boulle clock Waisted case with red tortoiseshell inlaid with fine brass decoration surmounted by an ormolu finial, ...

French tortoiseshell Boulle clock with ormolu mounts and surmounted by a brass finial. Enamel dial with Roman numerals and original ‘blued’ ste...

Porcelain clock by Le Roy Et Fills A Paris Elegant porcelain clock from the beginning of 1800 with a wine allegory scene. It is in working condition. It has its pendulum and origina...