CLOCK AND CANDELABRA GARNITURE. BRONZE, MARBLE. RAINGO FRÈRES, AARIA, CLODION. PARIS, FRANCE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY.

Clock and candelabra trim. Blued and gilded bronze, marble. Raingo Frères, Aaria, Clodion.Paris, France, second half of the 19th century. In operation. The set consists of a table clock and two three-light candelabra, each made of bronze and white marble. The candelabra have legs and a circular base with a gilt bronze band featuring floral elements, and a burnished bronze child figure with garlands of vine leaves and grapes on its head, holding branches with roses and leaves, which terminate in the candle holders; the name “Clodion” is engraved on them. The clock has an elongated base on white marble legs decorated with gilt bronze plaques depicting figurative scenes (children playing instruments and carrying garlands) and others with vegetal motifs and interlacing patterns. The dial rises on a pedestal with animal heads and, against a white background, displays colorful garlands and Arabic numerals for the hours and minutes, with Arabic numerals every fifteen minutes; the word “Aaria” can be read on it. A kneeling faun, in a pensive pose and pointing to two doves, crowns the piece. Flanking this central element are two burnished bronze figures of children playing horns. The Paris movement is marked with the number 448 and “Rango Fres / Paris”. The two candlesticks follow a model highly prized in the 19th century: a bronze Bacchante figure (a common figure in the retinue of the classical god Bacchus) made by Claude Michel (1738-Paris, 1814), known as Clodion. This French sculptor, invited to Russia by Catherine II, established a workshop in Paris where he specialized in small-format Rococo-style mythological sculpture in terracotta, stucco, etc., with such success that his works inspired numerous bronze casters to create sculptures, clocks, and other objects. Raingo Frères is the partnership of the four sons of the Belgian watchmaker Zacharie Joseph Raingo (1775-1847): Adolphe, Charles, Denis, and Dorsant. Founded in 1823, they created important pieces for Napoleon III and his wife during the 1860s, many of which are now housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Thanks to their well-deserved reputation, they collaborated with leading bronze casters and sculptors of their time, such as Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Auguste Moreau, and won a Gold Medal at the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris. Weight: 33.5 kg.

· Size: Reloj 46x12x55 cms. Candelabros: 30x17x43 cms.