François Linke Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

A Louis XVI style table Ambulante By Francois Linke The master ébéniste using kingwood and tulipwood to great effect, with foliate ormolu mounts, rising form hoof-foot and acanth...

An exceptional and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Burl Maple, Mahogany, Ormolu and Breche de Baixas marble buffet, signed Francois Linke. This exceptional buffet is r...

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...

Francois Linke Bureau plat, circa 1900. Signed Linke on the right side of the gilt bronze chute. Amarante, quarter-veneer satine, loupe d'a...

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...

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...

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...

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 marble...

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 female ...

Whimsical bookcase with parquetry wood with the original finish, never been touched. Exquisite top quality detail of ormolu and doré bronze. Singed ...

A fine and rare late 19th century French Louis XV marble top and gilt bronze Chiffonier by Francois Linke. Signed Francois Linke in script in the wood and the locks are stamped CT LI...

A Great Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine By François Linke François Linke. The rectangular paneled top with three-quarter gallery, above a conf...

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 ...

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 by ...

A high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Mahogany, Ormolu desk, signed Linke. The three drawer rectangular desk with pullouts on either side is raised by four slender square ...

Very beautiful console in mahogany and ormolu bronze by F.Linke The quality and the details are of exceptional work. This piece of furniture can go with all decoration thanks to its...

A Rare Belle Epoque Gilt-Bronze Mounted Parquetry Inlaid Grand Buffet, By François Linke, The Mounts Designed by Léon Messagé. Signed to the right corner clasp ‘Linke’ The enamel...