A Louis-Philippe ormolu and onyx-mounted striking figural mantel clock

RAINGO FRERES, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY; THE FEMALE FIGURE STAMPED A. CARRIER AND NUMBERED 1962

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A Louis-Philippe ormolu and onyx-mounted striking figural mantel clock
Raingo Freres, Paris, Mid-19th century; the female figure stamped A. Carrier and numbered 1962
The case surmounted by a female figure resting on a musical organ, stamped A. CARRIER and numbered 1962, the shaped base applied with scrolling foliage and stamped to the reverse with number 2064, the white enamel dial, signed Raingo Fres Paris, with pierced and engraved ormolu hands, the twin-barrel movement, numbered 1630 and stamped, with brocot escapement and countwheel strike on bell; pendulum, winding key
54 cm. high x 63 cm. wide

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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 clockmaker to the Duc de Chartres. The company itself became Raingo Freres 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.