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Byzantine style gilt bronze and champlevé enamel clock garniture

Creator: Raingo Frères
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Byzantine style gilt bronze and champlevé enamel clock garniture by Raingo Frères

French, Late 19th Century

Clock: Height 55cm, width 34cm, depth 25cm

Candelabra: Height 67cm, width 31cm, depth 28cm

The present clock set is by Raingo Frères, one of nineteenth-century France’s leading producers of luxury clocks. The set, which comprises a mantel clock and a pair of candelabra, is crafted from gilt bronze and champlevé enamel in the very unusual Neo-Byzantine style. The plinth-form clock case is flanked by a series of champlevé enamel inset column pairs interspersed with Panther head mounts. The front face of the clock features a gilt bronze dial above and a series of roundels below adorned with figures and motifs in relief above an enamel ground. The domed top is flanked by four seated winged panthers, issuing tails that form a buttress-like structure above the clock. The candelabra are similarly decorated, each issuing six scrolled light branches.

The clock movement is signed ‘Raingo Frères’.

Artist/Maker: Raingo Frères

Materials: Enamel - Champlevé, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze)

Ref: 14700

$22,500

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Enamel - Champlevé, Ormolu (Gilt Bronze)
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	14700
Incollect Reference #:	767237

Dimensions

W.	13.39 in;	H.	21.65 in;	D.	9.84 in;
W.	34 cm;	H.	55 cm;	D.	25 cm;

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.