François Linke Buffets

Late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany and marquetry inlaid commode A Langlaise, mounts incised MJ Nielsen, late 19th century, with exquisite marquetry inlay ...

Credenza, solid oak, France, 1940s. Large Art Deco Brutalist sideboard. Good vintage condition.

Fine mahogany wood has been used in construction of this piece. A white marble top with very light gray veining is on top and has No breaks or restorations. It has graceful curved si...

A very special and Palatial early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted Mahogany and Bois Satine Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke François Linke – Index Num...

French Art Deco sideboard, credenza, with bar cabinet. The sideboard features stunning Macassar wood grain and rich pattern. It offers ample storage, with shelves and a column of dra...

Stunning French Art Deco walnut credenza with bronze face in the front doors. This sideboard has been professionally restored having a very high...

A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by a laurel wreath and crossed acanthus branches, above a central large door at top by a lyre on drapery-covered plinth, flanked by scrolling acanthus, with a smaller door to each side hung with floral swags and with central oval plate, the divides cast with a slender flower-filled vase, the interior with adjustable shelves and drawers to the bottom, on shaped foliate-cast plinth and acanthus-capped tapering feet. Inscribed F. Linke to the top right bronze mount and stamped “C LINKE” on the back of the locks. Linke was born in Pankraz in Bohemia and was celebrated by the French as one of the greatest ébénistes of meubles de style at the turn of the century. He began his apprenticeship with a Bohemian master at the age of thirteen. Four years later, he toured Austria, settling and working in Vienna for two years. Linke arrived in Paris in 1875, and by 1881 he had established his own small workshop at 170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke produced fine quality furniture, steadily expanding his business during the next 20 years. He firmly established his reputation after receiving a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900 for his extraordinary Grand Bureau. He continued to use international fairs as a means of exploring new markets, exhibiting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the Liege in Belgium and the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London. Linke’s highly original designs sprang from the Régence and Rococo styles but were imbued with something quite new – Rococo curves were laden with gilt-bronze sculptural mounts in the tradition of A.-C. Boulle (1642-1732) or Charles Cressent (1685-1758). Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’. The Revue called Linke’s creations entierement nouveau, and continued to say that ‘Linke’s stand...

From Italian style this sideboard made of walnut wood is embellished with goatskin inserts. A subtle all over patina emphasizes the grain of the walnut. It consists of two side door...

French Art Deco sideboard, credenza. The sideboard features stunning Macassar wood grain with a geometric pattern in the center. It offers ample storage, with shelve behind the doors...

A large antiqued painted buffet cabinet. 112" long with six paneled square framed doors. 15" Deep ideal for storage. Dimensions: 112" W x 15...

Walnut buffet in walnut with gilt bronze mounts depicting a basket with Floral and foliate designs and topped by a bow. A cream marble top With shades of gray and is over two draw...

Elegant Art Deco sideboard in amboyna with precious golden inlays on the doors, the central door is in the glass with an inside drawer. Insides in elm. Small marks on the mirror, ...