François Linke Furniture
French, 1855-1946
François Linke, the most important French ébéniste of his time. Born in Bohemia in 1855, Linke moved to Paris in 1881 where he established his now-famous workshop and showroom. Linke's superior work spread quickly through France and he soon eclipsed even the finest furniture houses of 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. Linke is celebrated for designing highly innovative furnishings by infusing the Rococo style with the Art Nouveau trends of Paris and this Louis XV style desk exemplifies his highly original style.
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Creator: François Linke
Dealer: Charles Cheriff Galleries
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Card Table, François Linke
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Wonderful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Guéridon by François Linke
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Located in New York, NY
A Wonderful Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Guéridon By François Linke
François Linke – Variant to Index no. 146
The beautiful alabaster fiorito top above the ...
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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.
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François Linke
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Signed F. Linke to the top right clasp, stamped FL to the underside of some of the bronze mounts, the lock stamped CT LINKE / SERRURERIE.
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...
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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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Ormolu, Bronze
Unique Late 19th-Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Cartel Clock by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A palatial and unique late 19th-early 20th century gilt bronze Cartel clock
By François Linke
The heavy and great quality bronze clock is topped by an urn with rams heads and c...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Vitrine Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A lovely early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted parquetry vitrine table by François Linke
François Linke
The oval shaped table with a beveled glass top encircled...
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Bronze
Fine Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Side/Writing Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Fine early 20th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV style side/writing table by François Linke
François Linke – Index Number 49
The shaped rectangular fleur de pecher marble t...
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Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Envelope Game Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful late 19th century gilt bronze mounted parquetry envelope game table by François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 523
The revolving top wi...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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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...
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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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Unique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A unique late 19th century gilt bronze mounted parquetry cabinet by François Linke and Léon Messagé
François Linke and Léon Messagé
This unusual cabinet features a cube parquetry top with a back splash centered with a plume of bronze feathers and flowers, above a long single drawer with a bronze leaf-clasped scallop shell and two handles shaped as wings, the sides headed by foliate and flower-cast clasps. The cabinet was most likely made to store magazines or original phonograph records.
Stamped FL under many of the bronze mounts, the lock stamped CT LINKE/PARIS
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 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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque François Linke Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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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...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A great quality late 19th century louis xv style gilt bronze mounted kingwood vitrine.
By François Linke - Varient of Index Number 38 and 1122.
Surmounted by a Brèche d'Alep ma...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, 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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, 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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, 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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Cabinet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany cabinet
by François Linke.
Surmounted with a marble top, above a frieze and a bronze-mounted upper cupboard doo...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry vitrine
by François Linke.
Index number 458.
The fleur de pêcher marble-top above a scrolling acanthus and ...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque François Linke Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
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H 34.5 in W 30.5 in D 21.5 in
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
An excellent quality late 19th century gilt bronze mounted marquetry and parquetry bureau a cylinder by François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 100
The rectangular galleried ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted Vernis Martin Vitrine by François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 75
The brèche d' alep marble top above scrolling...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
Stunning Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet -François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A stunning late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood and handcut floral marquetry cabinet
By François Linke
Brèche d'Alep serpentine fronted marble top,abov...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Marble, Bronze
H 44 in W 59 in D 20 in
Fine Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Ladies Writing Table by Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
Fine Louis XV style ormolu-mounted ladies writing table by Francois Linke
A lovely, elegant Louis XV style bronze-mounted mahogany ladies writing table, or side table, with one dr...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
H 29.5 in W 35 in D 22.5 in
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Inlaid Table De Salon-Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Louis XVI style table de salon, by Francois Linke. A fine quality table with exquisite bronze mounts along with detailed marquetry inlay...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
H 29.5 in W 43 in D 24 in
Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Six-Leg Grand Erard Piano by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic quality early 20th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted marquetry six-leg grand Erard piano.
By François Linke.
Beautiful sunburst ven...
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
19th Century Bronze Mounted Parquetry Régulateur De Parquet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A superb late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Regence style parquetry Regulateur De Parquet
By François Linke
The serpentine-shaped case s...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
H 97.5 in W 30 in D 14 in
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Guéridon by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in New York, NY
A superb late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XV style Parquetry Guéridon.
By François Linke - Index no. 1143.
Mahogany and satiné cube parquetry top above a frieze cent...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique François Linke Furniture
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Bronze
François Linke furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
François Linke furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of François Linke furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by François Linke were created in the louis xv style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley, Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, and Maison Krieger. Prices for François Linke furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $3,200 and can go as high as $955,603, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $55,000.
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