Mantel clock by Raingo
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1860-1870
The clock is in the form of a fluted urn standing on a pedestal with rounded front; a cupid holding a wreath hovers over the upper part of the urn, on one side of which a female figure representing Painting is seated, while on the other another female figure representing Sculpture stands with an Ionic capital and a branch of laurel at her feet.
The white enamel dial is 15.6 cm diameter, with an outer ring of minutes numbered at intervals of five and a set of Roman numerals in blue representing the hours. The movement plates are 11.1 cm diameter, the backplate is stamped in a circular recess 'RAINGO FRERES PARIS' with punched numbers 910 and 46. There are two going barrels; a going train to the right, with internal Brocot escapement, steel pallets, escape wheel of 42T, the pallets spanning 12T.
The Brocot regulator has a top pinion stamped 'BROCOT PROPTE'. The combination of white marble and sculptural ornament in ormolu is characteristic of the furnishing bronzes in the neo-classical style produced by this renowned firm of Paris bronziers in the second quarter of the nineteenth century.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 29 in clock; Height 36.05 in Candelabrum; Width 23.05 in
- Materials and techniques
- White marble, ormolu, steel and brass
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380891
- Museum object number
- 660:1 to 4-1901
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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