François LINKE (1855-1946)

François LINKE (1855-1946
A Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany quarter chiming regulateur de parquet, Paris, circa 1900,
the case surmounted by Apollo in a chariot drawn through ciouds by four horses above crisply cast and chased foliate mounts, the sides with parquetry panels, the plinth inset with a plaque
Signed F. Linke.
Height 106, Width 24, Depth 14 1/2 inches.
Literature:
Francois Linke, 1855-1946, "The Belle Epoque of French Furniture by Christopher Payne, index number 768, pages 184-185, illustrated Francois Linke. A Louis XVI-style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany quarter chiming regulateur de parquet, Paris, circa 1900, 8 1/4 inch enamel dial signed F Linke A Paris, the three train spring barrel movement with deadbeat escapement, chiming the quarters on four coiled gongs and striking the hours on a further coiled gong, the backplate with stamp for Etienne Maxant, 4 Rue de Saintonge, Paris and numbered 19901, nine bar bi-metallic compensation pendulum with massive lenticular bob, the case surmounted by Apollo in a chariot drawn through ciouds by four horses above crisply cast and chased foliate mounts, the sides with parquetry panels, the plinth inset with a plaque 266cm. 8ft. 9in. high
old description
An important and Fabulous FRANCOIS LINKE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD AND SATINE REGULATEUR DE PARQUET Circa 1900. Signed F. Linke. Height 106, Width 24, Depth 14 1/2 inches. Literature: Francois Linke, 1855-1946, "The Belle Epoque of French Furniture by Christopher Payne, index number 768, pages 184-185, illustrated.