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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE ‘CHARIOT’ MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 143

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE ‘CHARIOT’ MANTEL CLOCK

BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Fermé6 March 2014

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GBP 10,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE ‘CHARIOT’ MANTEL CLOCK
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
In the form of a putto on a chariot pulled by a winged female bust with turban, on 'C'-scrolled acanthus and rocaille decorated base, signed 'F. Linke', the wheel-shaped dial with blue enamel Roman chapters, the twin-barrel movement with platform lever escapement with strike to bell, signed 'CCH AND AD/ MOUGIN'; with winding key and regulating key
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 11 ½ (9 cm.) wide; 7 in. (18 cm.) deep

Note du spécialiste

This whimsical mantle clock, loosely in the form of a chariot or gondola, is in the high rococo style of the sculptor Léon Messagé as promoted in his Cahier des Dessins et Croquis Style Louis XV, 1890. Messagé’s designs of asymmetry rocaille created 'le style Linke' for which Linke’s stand at the Paris 1900 Exposition universelle was so applauded. An unsigned garniture with the same clock accompanied by pendant candelabra was offered Christie’s, London, 17 March 2011, lot 272.

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