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A Napoleon III ormolu and Sevres-style dark-blue-ground porcelain three-piece garniture
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A Napoleon III ormolu and Sevres-style dark-blue-ground porcelain three-piece garniture

BY RAINGO FRÈRES, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A Napoleon III ormolu and Sevres-style dark-blue-ground porcelain three-piece garniture
By Raingo Frères, Paris, Third quarter 19th Century
Comprising a mantel clock and pair of vases: the clock with spheroid case, inscribed to the front Raingo Fres A Paris, surmounted by a seated putto, flanked to each side by a reclining allegorical figure, on a shaped base, numbered 4720 to the back, the movement also stamped Raingo Fres/Paris, the vases en suite
The clock: 25½ in. (65 cm.) high; 28¼ in. (72 cm.) wide; 9½ in. (24 cm.) deep; The vases: 20 in. (51 cm.) high; 8½ in. (21.5 cm.) wide; 6¼ in. (16 cm.) deep (3)
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Little is known about the French clockmaker Raingo, who almost certainly apprenticed in Paris circa 1790. He moved to Belgium, circa 1800, probably for political reasons, and from the signatures on some of his clocks, it is known that he worked in Gand and Tournay. Later, in 1823, he is recorded as being clockmaker to the duc de Chartres. The company itself became Raingo Frères in 1825 and thereafter clocks bear their signature with various Paris addresses. The firm exhibited at many of the important exhibitions of the second half of the 19th century and was known for the fine quality of its ormolu.