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...
Category
20th Century François Linke Tables