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Creator: François Linke
Fine Francois Linke Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Console Table
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb Francois linke ormolu-mounted kingwood console table,
circa 1900. Signed Linke. The shaped brèche Violette marble top above the frieze centered by a scallop shell,
flanked b...
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Early 1900s Antique Gilded Age
Francois Linke Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood and Satine Regulateur De Parquet
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke gilt bonze mounted kingwood and satine regulator de Parquet
circa 1900. Signed F. Linke.
Measures: Height 106, width 24, depth 14 Â ½ inches.
Literature: Francois...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Very Fine Louis XV Style Piano by Francois Linke, Signed., Stamped by Zwiener
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke (1855-1946)
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood piano,late 19th century , signed Francois Linke, stamped Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener,
movement by E...
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Late 19th Century Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
Louis XV-Style Gilt Bronze Cylinder Desk by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A stunning cylinder desk with roller shutter in the style of Louis XV, plum pudding mahogany, modeled by Jean-Henri Riesener, signed François Linke. The upper structure fitted with t...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Mahogany
Gueridon Marquetry by F.LINKE
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gueridon in marquetry with ormolu bronze, marble top.
This gueridon with a central motif in the center that connect the four feet of rare elegance .this gueridon can be used both as...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tea Table Model "Mesage" by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"MESAGE" model tea table by François Linke (1855-1946).
The upper tier is oval with handles and a removable glass tray supported by four cherubic tritons. The lower level has parque...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Oval Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Oval French side table, Louis XVI style, made of mahogany wood and gilt bronze (Ormolu), mounted on guéridon and marble top. In its design, we can distinguish that it has bronze garlands...
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany and Bronze Gueridon Made by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Mahogany Gueridon with a European marble top and gilt bronze inlays on a lozenge parquet frieze centered by a flanked gilt bronze mask and flowers emitting a cornucopia. The table is...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Commode marquetry ormolu bronze by F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely high end louis XV style chest of drawers
in marquetry ,marble top, ormolu bronze falls on the sides , finished with clogs on the front and back of the feet ,bear the mark ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Mohagany Gilt Bronze Console Desserte by F.Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very beautiful console in mohagany and ormolu bronze by F.Linke
The quality and the details are of execptional work. This piece of furniture can go with all decoration thanks to it...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Side Cabinets by 'Linke'
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of French Louis XVI style late 19th century kingwood marquetry and parquetry inlaid side cabinets, with floral decoration to the doors, marble tops and ormolu mou...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Kingwood
Francoise Linke cylinder bureau.
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A magnificent, fine quality late 19th Century French Mahogany cylinder bureau, by Francoise Linke. Having a three quarter pierced rococo ormolu gallery to the top, three drawers bene...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Transitional Style Two-Door Mahogany and Ormolu Armoire
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Transitional st. two door mahogany and ormolu armoire signed F. Linke. The armoire is raised on cabriole legs with ormolu sa...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Kingwood and Ormolu Desk Possibly by François L
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood and ormolu desk possibly by François Linke. The desk is raised by elegant cabriole legs with handsome ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
High Quality François Linke Ormolu Mounted Amboyna Center Table
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite High Quality Gilt and Patinated Bronze-Mounted Louis XVI Style Amboyna Center Table after The Fontainbleau model. Signed F. Linke
Maker: François Linke (1855-1946)
Date: Circa early 20th century
Origin: French
Dimension: 31 in. x 38 1/2 in.
The circular top set within a palmette-cast surround, on four supports headed by winged caryatids and terminating in paw feet.
The original model for this table is attributed to Weisweiler and Thomire and was delivered by Rocheux to the Palace of Fontainebleau in 1810 (see J. P. Samoyault, Meubles entrés sous le Premier Empire...
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19th Century French Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Ormolu Mounted Bahut Chest Cabinet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite French early 20th century François Linke Bahut chest cabinet.
Satiné frisé and satiné cube parquetry, fleur de pêcher marble top, the upper cupboard with two shelves, s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinets by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A fine companion pair of early 20th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV style chest of drawers by François Linke
Surmounted by a Brèche d’Alep marble top above a pair of short dr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany vitrine
By François Linke
A shaped marble top above a single central glazed door opening to a shelv...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic quality late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted Vernis Martin vitrine cabinet
By François Linke
A pierced bronze gallery above a bronze mount of a fem...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
19th French Vitrine Cabinet, Signed Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare and important 19th century French kingwood and parquetry inlaid display or vitrine cabinet, signed by the renowned designer and cabinet maker François Linke. The shaped bonnet atop large glass double doors and inset parquetry panels trimmed in bronze.
Finely appointed overall with remarkably detailed gilt bronze mounts depicting caryatid masques, maiden busts, shells, acanthus leaves, and fleur de lis. The entire on gilt bronze animal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Francois Linke Table De Salon Paris, circa 1912-1927
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
François Linke (1855-1946)
Table De Salon
Paris, circa 1912-1927 ,
the top veneered with diamond shaped parquetry
Measures: Height 31 in. (78.74 cm.), width 49 in. (124.46 cm.), depth 32 in. (81.28 cm.)
Provenance: Jean Bieder, Francois Linke's foreman in the 1920's, who took over Linke's business in 1946
Literature:
C. Payne, Francois Linke, p.253, pl 267, for an illustration of a variant of the present model.
D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Francois du XIX Siecle, pp.435-444C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, pp. 39-40
The present lot has no corresponding cliche in the Linke Archive:
however, there are two of similiar form, each with a marble top.
Number 845 was made in 1927 for the King of Egypt.
Another variation, number 2403, is one of the earliest examples of Linke making furniture in Renaissance revival manner, a 'grande table noyer sculpte' made for Antonio Devoto...
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20th Century Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
François Linke a Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Parquetry
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
François Linke, (1855-1946)
A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and parquetry mueble d'appui,
By Francois Linke,
Index number 204,
For Maison Krieger, Paris,
Early 20th cen...
Category
Early 20th Century Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
Pair of Singed Linke Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, Francois Linke, Paris FR
By François Linke
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of singed Linke bronze mounted and parquetry commodes in the Louis XV style.
Parisian made cabinets are signed "F. Linke" on the bronze mounts. S...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A superb late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Regence style center table by François Linke
The inset shaped marble top above a single drawer centered with a winged cherub head, t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century François Linke Ormolu Mounted Tulipwood and Ambonya Commode
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An Important 19th Century French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany, Tulipwood and Amboyna Commode by François Linke
The villefranche de conflet marble top above a frieze set with three drawer...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A special late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry and parquetry bureau a cylindre.
By François Linke - Index no. 393.
The upper section with a shaped pie...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Francois Linke Bureau Plat, circa 1900
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke Bureau plat,
circa 1900. Signed Linke on the right side of the gilt bronze chute. Amarante, quarter-veneer satine, loupe d'a...
Category
Early 20th Century Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
Gilt-Bronze Mounted Secretaire Attributed to François Linke Paris, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gilt-bronze mounted secretaire
attributed to François Linke
Paris, circa 1890
the upper structure opening to a fitted desk with a writing surface, and three small drawers, the f...
Category
1890s Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A rare and very special late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted two-tier kidney shaped bureau
by Franc¸ois Linke.
The upper case with shaped top, surmounted by a s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Vitrine by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and stunning vitrine was crafted by the illustrious French ébéniste François Linke. A master of the Louis XVI style, Linke was renowned for his highly original designs t...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Great Quality Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A great quality late 19th century Louis xvi style gilt bronze-mounted vitrine.
By François Linke.
The rectangular paneled top with three-quarter gallery, above a conforming ent...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Side Table/Desk, Signed F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and tulipwood side table/writing desk, signed F. Linke. The table is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with wrap around foliate ormolu sabots and fine chutes which extend upwards to richly chased foliate corner mounts in a striking satin and burnished finish. The scalloped shaped frieze displays one drawer with a unique and finely chased central crab mount and two scrolled foliate handles set on a lovely quarter veneered...
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19th Century French Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Candelabras, Signed F. Linke
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent pair of French 19th century Louis XV st. finely chased ormolu and marble candelabras, signed F. Linke. Each four arm candelabra is raised on a pierced scrolled ormolu b...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Francois Linke Giltwood Torchère
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke, Louis XIV style giltwood torchère, 1907.
Index number 1546
Paris, 1907.
Carved giltwood.
Measures: height 5 ft. 3 1/2 in.; diame...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Style Mahogany & Ormolu Mounted Side Table by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV style Mahogany, Satinwood and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Side Table by Franc¸ois Linke (1855-1946). The square shaped table fitted with a Bre^che Violette marble top with a gilt bronze trim, the body surmounted on each corner with bronze caryatid mounts of female busts with laced-tied outfits, the a parquetry apron surmounted with acanthus ormolu mounts and a lower parquetry shelf, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt bronze sabots. Signed on one mount: F. Linke. Circa: Paris, 1900.
François Linke (1855-1946) was one of the most celebrated ébénistes of his time. Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Linke moved to Paris in 1875 and six years later established independent ateliers at 170, rue de Faubourg St. Antoine. As was the practice among contemporaries and noteworthy predecessors, such as Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson, Linke initially produced furniture derived from styles popular during the 18th century ancien régime. By 1900, his worldwide reputation as an individualistic master of high quality furniture was already established. However, with a huge display, placing his extravagant pieces in room settings and winning the Médaille d'Or for his Grand Bureau...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Settee, François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine french 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved settee by François Linke (d. 1946). The finely carved frame, upholstered in a recent cream fabric, topped with an...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Louis XVI Style Cabinet and its Companion Vitrine by F.Linke, France, Circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in PARIS, FR
Exceptional Louis XVI style cabinet and its companion vitrine beautifully mounted with chiseled and gilded bronze. They are surmounted by a rectangular top with an egg-and-dart molded edge, above a frieze centered by a laurel-festooned Bacchic mask and scrolling acanthus.
The vitrine and the cabinet open by one door ; the paneled door of the cabinet centered by a ribbon-suspended lyre and foliate pendant. Both have the angles adorned with tapering female caryatids, above a guilloche. They rest on tapering fluted quiver-form legs joined by a pierced stretcher, surmounted by a flowery urn, and ending on toupie feet.
Related work :
Cabinet and vitrine listed under index 684 of Linke’s photographic archives (see photo attached).
View of a room of the private collector Elias Meyer’s Mansion, in 16 Grosvenor Square, London, taken in 1909 and reproduced and commented in François Linke (1855-1946), The Belle Epoque of French Furnitures, Ch. Payne, p.247) showing the cabinet and the showcase in situ. (see photo attached).
View of the cabinet in situ in the Queen’s bedroom in the Palace Ras al-Tin, in Alexandria, after being bought by King of Egypt Fouad on March 1927. Reproduced and commented in François Linke (1855-1946), The Belle Epoque of French Furnitures, Ch. Payne, p.278. (see photo attached).
François Linke, born in 1855 in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), worked as a cabinet-maker in Paris from about 1882 until his death in 1946. In 1900, at the apex of his career, he opened a new shop at the famous Parisian place Vendôme. He specialized in Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture: all pieces were beautifully mounted with gilt-bronze ornaments, and he received numerous commissions. Later Linke decided to collaborate with the well-known sculptor Léon Messagé and integrated new lines and shapes announcing the “Art Nouveau” style. His great success is definitely the 1900 Universal Exhibition where he was awarded the gold medal for his extraordinary kingwood desk, designed by Messagé. At this occasion, the “Revue artistique et industrielle” commented that “Linke’s stand...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Vitrine by Francoise Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century French bombe shaped display cabinet in the Louis XVI style, having wonderful scrolling gilded ormolu mounts, original marble to the tops, serpentine ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Mahogany
Large French Louis XVI Style Vitrine, by 'Linke'
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very large and impressive fine quality 19th century French mahogany Virine, in the style of Louis XVI by 'Francoise Linke'.
Having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts of scrolling foli...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, Bureau Plat, by Francoise Linke.
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality French kingwood and marquetry, ormolu-mounted Bureau plat, signed Linke.
Having three frieze drawers to one side, dummy drawers to the reverse, inset Moroccan leather...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Kingwood
Pair 19th Century Pedestals by Francoise Linke
By François Linke
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality and rare pair of late 19th century French Louis XVI style pedestals by Francoise Linke.
Each having their original marble tops, wonderful gilded ormolu mounts depicting ribbons, swags, Lion masks and rococo mouldings...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Parquetry and Gilt Bronze Cabinet by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Dallas, TX
French rare 19th century cabinet. Kingwood and parquetry with fine quality gilt bronze mounts. Clock on top. Signed Francois Linke
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Kingwood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Barometer/Thermometer
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. kingwood and ormolu barometer/thermometer, signed F. Linke. The barometer is centered by a fine richly chased f...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Large Francois Linke Roll Top Desk
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and very fine Francois Linke roll top desk
French late 19th-early 20th century
Bureau a cylindre, index number 393. Paris.
Acajou and satine cu...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Wood
Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Louis XV style vitrine by François Linke (1855 - 1946) Made of gilt bronze mounted wood, with a violet breccia marble top, front and beveled glass pa...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Meuble Soleil Commode by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of only three of its kind, this commode was crafted by the famed and highly celebrated ébéniste François Linke. Blending the stunning marquetry of the Louis XV and XVI styles with the elegance of Art Nouveau, the commode exemplifies Linke's skilled craftsmanship. Inspired by François Alix's iconic "Meuble Soleil" design, Linke's creation showcases his signature genius in every aspect of the commode's construction.
The superior quality of the breche marble shelves and top, marquetry and ormolu that form the undulating body of the cabinet serve as a testament to Linke’s unwavering dedication to perfection. The craftsman spared no expense, investing significant time and utilizing only the finest materials to create this work of art. Tens of thousands of hand-wrought chisel marks are visible within the ormolu frieze of scrolling foliage. The breathtaking marquetry landscape on the front is perhaps the commode's greatest feature, depicting a radiant sun bursting from behind trees, elegantly enhanced by Linke's unmistakable signature on the lower right molding and on the inside of the inner cabinets.
For Linke, winning the coveted Gold Medal at the 1900 Paris Exhibition Universelle confirmed his already solid reputation as France's leading ébéniste. His work had long been admired for its exceptional quality and unique interpretation of the Louis XV style. Born in Bohemia in 1855, Linke moved to Paris in 1881 where he established his now-famous workshop and showroom. Word of Linke's superior work spread quickly through France, and he soon eclipsed even the finest furniture houses in Paris. Today, Linke is counted among the most important furniture makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his work is dearly coveted by collectors.
As one of the most masterful furniture designers and bronziers of his time, François Alix would only supply designs and bronze pieces to the most skilled of his contemporaries. Linke chose this unique design personally and only produced three versions of this remarkable piece, with the first one crafted in 1910. A similar commode is housed in the Royal Collection Trust...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Rococo Style Pair of Twin Beds
By François Linke
Located in New Orleans, LA
Superior craftsmanship and elegant adornment characterize these exceptional, matching pair of mahogany twin beds by François Linke, the most influent...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Centre Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XV style kingwood centre table
By François Linke
With serpentine-grey and yellow marble top, above a frieze drawer centr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th century French inlaid pedestal after Francoise Linke
By François Linke
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Rare and Beautiful 19th century French inlaid pedestal after Francoise Linke
around 1900
very good conditions
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mantel clock - pendulum by François Linke in marble and gilded bronze
By François Linke
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Magnificent composition for this clock in marble and chiselled, gilded and patinated bronze depicting Venus disarming Cupid, who begs the goddess to return him bow and arrow.
The whi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Rare Late 19th Century Inlaid Marquetry Center Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A rare and fantastic quality late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted inlaid marquetry and parquetry center table By Franc¸ois Linke.
Franc¸ois Linke.
The crossbanded oval top with central parquetry panel surrounded by floral and ribbon tie marquetry, above frieze with four drawers, bronze mounted tapering legs joined by a bronze mounted stretcher.
Signed F. Linke to the top corner of one leg
Back of lock stamped Ct. Linke and the number 402.
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Mahogany King Size Bed by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful early 20th century gilt bronze mounted king size mahogany bed
By François Linke
With cartouche-shaped headboard, footboard an...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Grand Erard Piano by François Linke
By François Linke, Sébastien Érard
Located in New York, NY
A very fine early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted three-leg Grand Erard piano.
By François Linke.
Beautiful quarter veneered case inlaid with cartouche panels surmounted by a hinged lid, with great quality pierced foliate bronze mounts running down each leg, finishing off with lion paw feet.
Signed F. Linke to the bronze clasp on the side leg, The movement stamped with Erard serial number 97037 and patent stamps, the interior of the case further stamped F. TURBEC/A LEMOINE.
Erard is the oldest and most prestigious French piano manufacturer. The firm was founded by Sebastian...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th/Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 599
Brèche d’ Alep marble top above one long bronze mounted drawer, the center two drawers bronze mounted with floral wreath and bird, the base mounted with a tambourine and flowing curtains.
Signed F. Linke to the right-hand chute, locked stamped Ct. Linke and the number 599.
Pictured on Page 493 and Daybook Entry on Page 477 in “François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture” By Christopher Payne.
Designed in 1900, this model commode was conceived en suite with a dressing table, index number 600, and a double bed, number 601. Although clearly started in 1899, a note in the Blue Daybook shows that the ciseleur enriched the chasing on the bronzes much later, in September 1902, and with a fleur de pêcher marble top costing 110 francs. Whereas two of the matching beds and dressing tables were made, Linke made five versions of this commode between 1899 and 1910, with one example made for the compagnie nationale de Buenos-Aires in 1908.
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Very Special Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry “Coquille” Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A Very Special Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Kingwood, Satiné, Holly and Hornbeam Marquetry “Coquille” Table by François Linke
François Linke – Index Number 544
The beautifully curved table excellently designed, with a shell top and of a vegetable marquetry, the top flips open to a decorated marquetry landscape scene with a swan on a lake, with three separate compartments and standing on cabriole legs headed by pierced rocaille-cast clasps running to scrolled sabots.
Signed F. Linke to the right hand clasp.
The same model is pictured on Linkes’ 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle stand (page 123), along with a large full page colored sample of the table on page 137, in “François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture” By Christopher Payne.
Combining traditional Louis XV values with the modern idiom of the Art Nouveau, this table of unusual and innovative design, is a seminal item of Belle Époque furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Ormolu & Parquetry Guéridon End Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Tulipwood and Gilt-Bronze (Ormolu) Mounted Belle Époque Guéridon Circular Side-Table with a Parquetry Top, by François Linke (1855-1946). The single-drawer end table inset with a symmetrical parquetry top an ormolu frieze, the apron with bow-tied swagged floral wreaths, the corners with fruit and acorns ormolu mounts, raised on four tapered legs topped with chased rings and inset spigots, all raised on bell-shaped sabots. Signed on top trim: F. Linke. Circa: Paris, 1890-1900.
François Linke (1855-1946) was one of the most celebrated ébénistes of his time. Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Linke moved to Paris in 1875 and six years later established independent ateliers at 170, rue de Faubourg St. Antoine. As was the practice among contemporaries and noteworthy predecessors, such as Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson, Linke initially produced furniture derived from styles popular during the 18th century ancien régime. By 1900, his worldwide reputation as an individualistic master of high quality furniture was already established. However, with a huge display, placing his extravagant pieces in room settings and winning the Médaille d'Or for his Grand Bureau...
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Francois Linke Louis XV Carved Wood & Marble Top Console
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FRANCOIS LINKE LOUIS XV CARVED WOOD MARBLE TOP CONSOLE TABLE, CIRCA 1890, By Francois Linke.
The table is composed of a veined marble top rais...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Ormolu
Francois Linke Rare Signed Parquetry Inlaid Hinged Side Table With Bronze Mounts
By François Linke
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A parquetry inlaid side table, having a hinged top, opening to reveal a shaped and divided compartment within. The bronze trimmed cartouche formed top with cross banding intertwined ...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Gilded Age
Materials
Bronze
