Chimney watch by Raingo
25,000 €
Matériel: Bronze
Technique: Sculpture
Dimensions: 85 x 47 x 30 cm
Année: 1870
Genre: Encore de la vie
Style: Napoléon III style
Location: France
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This elegant chimney watch, crafted by Raingo, is a testament to exquisite timekeeping and fine craftsmanship. Adorning your hearth with sophistication, it adds a touch of timeless charm to any room. The Raingo brothers quickly gained recognition for their bronze works. Initially known as clockmakers, they expanded their catalog to include art and furniture bronzes. From 1860 onwards, Maison Raingo created remarkable pieces for the Emperor and Empress Eugénie, a collection now housed in the Louvre.
The Raingo family’s legacy in horology traces back to Zacharie Joseph Raingo, born in Mons, Belgium, on July 2, 1775, to Nicolas-Joseph, a clockmaker, and Marie-Magdelaine Decroly. Zacharie honed his craft in Tournai from 1795 to 1807 before establishing his practice in Ghent in 1810. By 1813, he had settled in Paris on rue de Cléry. During this period, inspired by Antide Janvier, Zacharie specialized in crafting his first planetary clocks, a skill for which he became renowned. These astronomical clocks, equipped with rotating spheres, illustrated the proportions, positions, and trajectories of celestial bodies. Zacharie patented a ‘moving sphere clock’ in 1810, publishing a treatise on it in 1823.
In 1823, Zacharie Raingo was appointed Horloger-Mécanicien to S.A.A. Monseigneur le duc de Chartres (future King Louis-Philippe), and the following year, he became Horloger-Mécanicien of the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. King George IV of England acquired one of Zacharie’s planetary clocks in 1824 for 300 guineas, now housed at Windsor Castle.
The Raingo Frères firm, comprising four of Zacharie’s sons, was established in 1823 and relocated to 8 rue de Touraine around 1830. The brothers included Adolphe Hubert Joseph (1796-1839), Charles François Victor (1801-1884), Denis Lucien Alphonse (1802-1870), and Dorsant Emile Joseph (1805-1859).
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