Raingo Paris Bronze Wall Clock & Thermometer: French Bronze Cartel, Raingo Fres, Paris; ornate floral and foilage case w/ musical instruments and hat.
(Dial has some damage around keyhole; milk glass thermometer gauge is cracked.)
40″
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Antique French Boulle Shelf Clock, Marc, Paris: porcelain dial marked “Ree Marc a’ Paris”; Roman numerals; time and strike; winged cherub on top with man’s face above dial; leafy sides and feet; movement marked 1945 Rt. Marc, Paris; has pendulum; time and strike; cutout brass overlay with painted and applied pieces depicting 2 flute players.
(No back; front split; some brass and shell inlay missing; top is cracked on both sides.)
22″ x 13″ x 5″
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Raingo Paris Porcelain & Bronze Mantle Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,700[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 22, 2014[/restrict]
Raingo Paris Porcelain & Bronze Mantle Clock. Figural dore bronze case having a serpentine front with reclining putti figures on the top, one blowing a horn, the center has a large net overflowing with fish, piled on top with a bugle, game bird, basket and oak branches, has a leaf and ribbon crest over the dial; the case front is inset with 4 serpentine porcelain plaques 2 with young figural putti and the lower plaques with filigree. 3.5 in. porcelain dial signed ÂRaingo Freres, a ParisÂ, has blue Roman hour numerals and black 5 minute numbers, fancy pierced gilt hands and convex beveled door glass; typical round French brass 8 day spring driven silk thread movement signed ÂRaingo Freres, Paris has an half hour count wheel strike on a single bell. In good overall condition, dial has hairlines, one lower porcelain insert is repaired. 12.5 in. high x 17 in. wide x 5 in. deep.