Raingo Frères Furniture
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.
On 1stDibs, find incredible wall clocks, mantel clocks, vases and more by Raingo Frères.
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
1850s French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Griotte Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Enamel, Ormolu
1880s French Japonisme Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Metal, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze
1850s French Other Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Rococo Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Other
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Malachite, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Enamel, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
1880s French Empire Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
1870s French Rococo Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
1850s French Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Bronze, Other
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Bronze
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Raingo Frères Furniture
Marble, Ormolu