Charles Cheriff Galleries Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
to
8
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
70
70
1
64
6
6
70
70
68
52
47
70
69
1
1
70
70
70
18
5
4
3
2
Exceptional 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet By Beurdeley
By Louis August Alfred Beurdeley 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vernis Martin, Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet By Beurdeley
Louis Auguste Alfred Beurdeley
The serpentine shape...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Interesting 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinoiserie Cabinet by L. Bontemps
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Chinoiserie Cabinet by L. Bontemps
L. Bontemps
The rectangular breakfront pink quartz top above three high d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine
Bronze gallery above a centered glass door, flanked by glass panels on top of a single, spring released dra...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderful late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted vitrine by Joseph Zwiener.
Joseph Zwiener
The serpentine-shaped brèche d’ alep marble top above a single centered glass door, flanked to each side by a conforming panel, the mirrored interior fitted with three adjustable glass shelves, the canted angles set with pierced foliate-cast clasps, above a bombé shaped apron, on cabriole legs with scrolled-acanthus sabots.
The quality of the cabinetry and solid wood frame, along with the quality and design of the mounts, is characteristic of Zwiener’s oeuvre. Similar flower-filled cornucopia chutes can be found on other Zwiener models.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Very Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
Beautiful marble top, above a bronze frieze, with one long drawer above two d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cartonnier / Dresser
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cartonnier / Dresser
The tall cabinet with an upper section containing nine deep tooled leather veneer drawers, above two long d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Dressers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Cabinet By Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Lovely Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet By Francois Linke
Item # CC1528
The fleur de pecher marble top above four doors, each with beautifu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commodes By Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Jean-François Leleu
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Matched Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Parquetry Commodes/Night Stands By Maison Millet
Theodore Millet after Jean-Francois Leleu
The ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Parquetry Cabinet
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain mounted parquetry cabinet.
A marble top above a single door adorned with Sèvres style porcelain plaques, the large plaque...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet by Durand
By Gervais Durand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Marquetry Cabinet by Durand
Gervais-Maximilien-Eugene Durand
The Brèche d' Alep marble top above two long inlai...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Buffet/Server By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Buffet/Server By François Linke
François Linke
Surmounted by a long, heavy marble top above three center drawers and tw...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Buffets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Unique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinet By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Unique and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XIV Style Cabinet By François Linke
François Linke – Index Number 490
The rare Baixas Breccia marble top above a b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine and Grand 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine/Bookcase By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine and Grand Late 19th Century Transitional Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine/Bookcase By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
A long marble top above a bronze frieze with two glass cente...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Bureau by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Very Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Two Tier Kidney Shaped Bureau By François Linke
François Linke
The upper case with shaped top, surmount...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Stunning Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet -François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Stunning Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Hand-cut Floral Marquetry Cabinet By François Linke
François Linke
Brèche d’Alep serpentine fronted marble top, abov...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Excellent Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson, Benneman and Stockel
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode/Server By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson – After Benneman and Stockel
The demi-lune grey and white mar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinet By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Cabinet By François Linke
François Linke – Index no. 1108
Surmounted with a Brèche d’ Alep marble top, above a frie...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sevres Style Dressing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Sèvres Style Dressing Table
This wonderful and rare table is mounted by over twenty three individual porcelain plaques de...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Dressers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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 female ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Chest of Drawers By François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Chest of Drawers By François Linke
François Linke
Surmounted by a Brèche d’Alep marble top above a pair of short drawers, a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine Cabinet by Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted double vitrine cabinet
By Henri Picard
The vitrine fitted with a nice inset marble top, the upper cabinet with a long single drawer and bronze women busts on the corners. The bottom part with ram heads and centered with cornucopia and a lions mask.
Stamped HPR, for Henri Picard, on the back of some bronzes.
The important fondeur and doreur Henri Picard worked in Paris from 1831-1884, most notably for the Emperor Napoléon III. He was based in Paris at 6, rue Jarente from 1831 to 1839, before moving to 10, rue de la Perle...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet by Millet
By Maison Millet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Inlaid Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet By Theodore Millet
By Theodore Millet
The large marble t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Lacquer Cabinet
Marble top above a bronze mounted drawer, with a double door with lacquered landscape scenes that opens fo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Mahogany Vitrine By François Linke
François Linke – Variant to Index no. 1552
The shaped fleur de pecher marble ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Parquetry Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Parquetry Cabinet
Marble top above two doors. each door centered by a Bacchus mask within sunburst veneer, the corner...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Very Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Pedestal
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very interesting late 19th century gilt bronze mounted transitional style vitrine pedestal
The square rouge marble top above a frieze, a single central door opens to a red velve...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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 Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet by Maison Forest
By Maison Forest
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Coramandel Lacquer Cabinet By Maison Forest
By Maison Forest
A fine marble top above a single bronze mounted drawe...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Rare and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Cabinet
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare and Palatial Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet
A heavy marble top above a bronze frieze with three paneled doors decorated with inlaid floral marquetry designs. The center door with gilt bronze bearded men faces, the bottom is centered by a mask of a beautiful woman with two lion paws on her sides and a pair of floral cornucopia above her. The sides of the cabinet are quartered veneered, standing on six spiral bronze...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Commode by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Commode By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson
A marble top above a frieze set with three drawers with pierced laurel decoration and ribbon tied foliate wreaths, over three garland-hung cupboard doors each with shelves, flanked by concave corners fitted with a freestanding baluster form column, the sides similarly decorated and standing on toupie feet.
Signed Henry Dasson 1879 to the bronze mount on the side and stamped Henry Dasson 1879 twice to the back of the carcass.
After the very famous 18th century model by Martin Carlin.
Henry Dasson was considered one of the finest makers of gilt bronze mounted furniture in the nineteenth Century. He established a workshop at 106 rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, and specialised in the production of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture using the very finest ormolu mounts with the highest quality mercury gilding. In 1871, Dasson purchase Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen business and remaining stock.
Dasson exhibited at the 1878 and 1889 Paris Exhibition. He displayed Louis XV and XVI styles as well as pieces of his own modified eighteenth century design. The exhibits in 1878 included a table entirely in gilt bronze, purchased by Lord Dudley.
Martin Carlin (ca 1730 – 1785) was a Parisian ébéniste, born at Freiburg, who was received master at Paris in 1766.
Carlin worked at first in the shop of Jean-François Oeben, whose sister he married. He set up independently in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, an unfashionable quarter of Paris, where few of his wealthy clientele would have penetrated. Carlin sold his works exclusively to marchands-merciers such as Simon-Philippe Poirier and his partner Dominique Daguerre, who acted as decorator-designers. It was only through these entrepreneurs that Carlin could acquire the Sèvres porcelain plaques that decorate many of his pieces. His earliest such pieces are datable by the marks on their porcelain to 1766; they followed designs supplied by the dealer Poirier. Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he is best known for refined small furnishings...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Fantastic Pair of Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Commodes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fantastic pair of early 20th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XV style inlaid marquetry and parquetry commodes.
Each finely made commode with a shaped marble top over three short and two long dresser drawers...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Commode By Pretot
By Hippolyte-Edme Pretot
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Quality Mid 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Mahogany Commode
By Pretot
A marble top above a frieze applied with scrolling-vine mounts and fronted by tw...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV/XVI Style Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson – Thought to be made especially for Dasson’s stand at the Paris Exhibition of 1889.
The rectangular top with pierced three-quarter gallery, above three frieze drawers, with the center drawer opening to a hidden leather book holder...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Special 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Parquetry Secretaire a Abattant
The shaped marble top above a long center frieze drawer with a large central bronze plaque of putti at play, the beautiful parquetry drop-down door centered with an elliptical gilt bronze panel depicting ”A Sacrifice to Love”, a classically dressed woman presenting an infant to Cupid, who stands on a pedestal, the plaque has ribbon tied flowers, the inside centered with a mirror surrounded by drawers and pigeonholes, the fall-front itself provides a black leather writing surface, the bottom doors opening to two more drawers and a shelf, the sides decorated with similar parquetry designs.
This piece is a copy of the 18th century Secretaire by Jean-Henri Riesener which is presently in the Wallace Collection...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Rare Late 19th Century Dressing Gilt Bronze Mounted Dressing Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rare Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Dressing Table
The top lifts to reveal a beautifully fitted and inlaid interior with swing out panels and beveled mirror....
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Dressers
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Cabinet & Mirror
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid-late 19th century monumental Napoleon III gilt bronze mounted ebony, red tortoiseshell and designed brass Boulle style cabinet and mirror
Each Boulle style marquetry panel wit...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Cabinet by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A very fine late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XV style Vernis Martin cabinet.
By Joseph Zwiener.
The central section finely decorated door panel displaying an allegorical 'Vernis Martin' scene, within a gilt bronze banded frame. With finely cast acanthus and figurative gilt bronze mounts.
Stamped ‘NZ’ for Zwiener on the back of the escutcheons and reverse of the bronze mask to the base.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the 19th century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modelling in his own interpretations of the 18th century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and 'Vernis Martin' panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a Gold Medal for what the jury reported as 'dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s'est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.'
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener's departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II, he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his "Z" initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Late 19th Century Finely Casted Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine
Surmounted by a pink breccia marble top above a gilt bronze motif depicting a pair of rams c...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Unique Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Cabinet by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cupboards
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Chinoiserie Cabinet
Marble top above a floral bronze mounted drawer, a single door with a coramandel landscape scene of people...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Wonderful 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine Table by Joseph Zwiener
By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener
Located in Long Island City, NY
A wonderful late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV style Vitrine table by Joseph Zwiener
Joseph Zwiener
The oval shaped table with a beveled glass top encircled by a bronze frieze, above four side glass panels, the canted angles set with pierced foliate-cast clasps, standing on cabriole legs tapering to scrolled sabots.
Born in Herdon, Germany, in 1849, Joseph Emmanuel Zwiener followed the tradition of some of the best ébnistes of the nineteenth century. He moved to Paris establishing a workshop at 12, rue de la Roquette, between 1880 and 1895. He produced a wide array of the very finest furniture, modeling in his own interpretations of the eighteenth century Louis XV Rococo style, veneered with the highest and finest quality marquetry and ‘Vernis Martin’ panels. Exhibiting at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, in 1889, Zwiener was awarded a gold medal for what the jury reported as ‘dè ses dèbuts à une Exposition Universelle, [il] s’est mi au premier rang par la richesse, la hardinesse, et le fini de ses meubles incrustés de bronze et fort habilment marquetés.’
Zwiener was closely associated with François Linke, and the two houses produced work which, at first glance, is remarkably similar and with occasionally identical mounts. The similarities are made more likely by the fact that the brilliant sculptor, Léon Messagé, worked initially for Zwiener and subsequently, upon Zwiener’s departure for Berlin to work on furniture commissioned by Freidrich Wilhelm II , he was employed in the workshop of François Linke. It appears that Zwiener, unlike Linke, did not sign all his work, although some stamped pieces with his name and/or his “Z” initial are documented. There is some uncertainty between the recorded stamp E. Zwiener and the work of a Julius Zwiener...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Mounted Boulle Style Marquetry Cabinet, Winckelsen
By Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine napoléon III gilt bronze mounted engraved brass, pewter and tortoiseshell inlaid boulle style marquetry side cabinet
Attributed to Charles-Guilluame Winckelsen - After the model by André-Charles Boulle
Engraved brass, pewter, red and brown tortoiseshell première and contrepartie marquetry, surmounted by a marble top, the central paneled door opening to four drawers, below a bronze medallion of Louis XIV with the motto Ludovicus Magnus...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Pewter
Fine Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Top Console / Server
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large and fine late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted marble top console / server
A marble top and backsplash centered with a gilt bronze mask, above two center d...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Exceptional Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine
The marble top above ormolu frieze and scro...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Vitrine Table by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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 by ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gueridon
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Lacquer Commode, Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exceptional Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Lacquer Commode By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson
A beautiful shaped Rosso Levanto marble top above two long and deep...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze-Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
The upper tier of t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet by Maison Forest Paris
By Maison Forest
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Wonderful Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Cabinet by Maison Forest, Paris
Maison Forest
The breche violette marble top above a cente...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine By Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Vitrine By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
Bronze gallery above a centered glass door, flanked by glass panels, four bronze mount...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Empire Style Cabinet
The Vert marble top above two large doors mounted with angels, the top ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Bureau-François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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 Numbe...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Bureau à Cylindre Possibly by François Linke
By Adam Weisweiler, François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Superb Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Bureau à Cylindre Possibly François Linke for Maison Krieger
In the manner of Adam Weisweiler, Possibly by François Linke for Maison Krieger
Cajou, platane trellis-parquetry, ébène and buis stringings, the rounded corner marble top above three small drawers, the cylinder front opening to a gilt-tooled leather lined writing slide and five small drawers, the frieze fitted with three drawers, the central drawer, with spring-loaded secret release, is decorated with an ormolu relief plaque which depicts a group of putti at play, the two side drawers with hidden key...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood Mounted Vitrine
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood Mounted Parquetry Vitrine
The breakfront marble top above a scrolle...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Special Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre By François Linke
By François Linke - Index no. 393.
The upper section with...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Great Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Island City, 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 marble...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Exquisite 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry Bureau a Cylindre
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Exquisite Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Inlaid Marquetry and Parquetry Bureau a Cylindre
The stepped rectangular top with pierced three quarter gallery ab...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Desks
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Lacquer Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fine Late 19th Century Transitional Style Gilt Bronze and Lacquer Vitrine Cabinet
The large gilt bronze and all glass single door vitrine above a fine two door lacquered cabinet ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrines by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Demilune Vitrines By Paul Sormani
Paul Sormani
Each with balustrade galleries and raised on spiral decorat...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Vitrines
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze and Sevres Porcelain Cabinets by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Very Fine Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Kingwood Cabinets
Gillows of Lancaster and London
The upper section with a pair of doors with Sèvres style porcelain plaques painted with a flower filled urn, the lower section with a frieze drawer with floral decorated plaques, raised by four legs joined by a “X” stretcher.
Stamped on the wood drawer Gillow.
Robert Gillow established his company around 1730. It was widely considered one of the most important British cabinet making firms. Trading first...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Belle Époque Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
