A FRENCH ORMOLU AND GLASS 'PENDULE A CAGE'

In 1844 Guillaume Denière took over the Parisian business established by his father in 1804, producing a variety of high quality decorative bronzes. In addition to contributing to the major exhibitions, Denière also supplied important commissions to the Mobilier de la Couronne, Kisselef, the Russian Ambassador, and to Said Pasha, the viceroy of Egypt. However, after nearly a century in business, the firms closed its doors and auctioned off its inventory in a total six sales held between February and December 1903, which provided the buyer with the automatic and all-important right to reproduce the firm's models.
The present model, described as a 'pendule à cage', was acquired by Linke at the third auction for Denière held between 20th and 22nd October 1903 and is considered one of the most successful models produced by both Denière and Linke, respectively.