Rare Pair of Renaissance Revival Cabinet Attributed to F. Linke, France, c. 1880
By François Linke
Located in PARIS, FR
Cabinet 1 - Height : 152 cm (59,8 in.) ; Width : 96 cm (37,8 in.) ; Depth : 48 cm (18,9 in.)
Cabinet 2 - Height : 150 cm (59 in.) ; Width : 87,5 cm (34,4 in.) ; Depth : 42 cm (16,5 in.)
Rare near pair of French Renaissance style cabinets attributed to F. Linke. Composed of an architectured upper part, with inlaid panels alternated with Fine fluted columns, opening with a central door onto an exquisite filet framed veneered wood interior fitted with shelves. The decor of the panels is made of very Fine designed motifs such scrolls, grotesques and flowery vases, all characteristic of the Renaissance decorative repertoire. The lower section with three drawers above a three arched support ornated with columns, raised on a stepped base ; the back with similarly-inlaid decoration.
These neo-Renaissance style cabinets are very close to François Linke’s one presented in his private collection.
(photo attached, Reproduced and commented in François Linke (1855-1946), The Belle Époque of French Furnitures, Ch. Payne, pp.40-41).
If the style, characterizing François Linke, is mostly recognizable by its Rococo-Art Nouveau motifs, it occasionally appealed other historical ornaments, such from the French Renaissance. That reminds of the time, when the cabinet took the central place in the interior furnishings. This collector...
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Raphaello Cipriani Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets