François Linke Vitrines

A fine 19th century Kingwood and parquetry viewing cabinet by Francois Linke. Fine gilt bronze mounts. Illuminated interior with glass shelv...

"François Linke transitional style display case end of 19th century " Beautiful showcase of Transition style louis VX-Louis XVI in marquetry of rosewood, ...

An Exceptional Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV Style Kingwood and End Cut Foliate Marquetry Vitrine Table by François Linke François Linke – Index Number 168 Slightly bombe serpentine outline, the hinged top with a beveled glass top lifting to reveal a red felt lined interior, the conforming marquetry waved frieze inlaid with floral budding foliage, centered to the front and back with a stylized ‘crab’ acanthus escutcheon, the sides with ribbon-tied laurel mounts, standing on cabriole legs headed by foliate clasps running to scrolled acanthus sabots. Inscribed F. Linke to the top right rim. The same model table is pictured on page 165 in “François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture” By Christopher Payne. Featuring Linke’s signature ‘crab’ clasp, index number 168 was simultaneously produced both as a vitrine-table or bijoutière and a center-table. Each variation was also available with either chutes ‘à fleurs’ to the angles, as in the present example, or with chutes ‘à caryatides’. The low number of 168 itself is an indication that it is a very early model from Linke’s stable. 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...

This rare 19th century Gris Trianon (Trianon Gray) Louis XVI style Vitrine / display cabinet / china cabinet by François Linke is constructed of oak and has its original (and unusual) painted grey-green finish. The vitrine was part of a larger group of French Gris Trianon furniture purchased from an aristocratic palace in Madrid, Spain. Please note the illustration of this actual vitrine, showing it in the palace dining room, with the pictures above. The split front cabinet has four glass shelves and a fully mirrored back, and features finely carved neoclassical decorative elements such as rosettes, raised and three-dimensional hanging laurel garlands and beautifully scrolled legs. On the interior plate of the functioning lock (key included) can be found the stamp of influential furniture maker François Linke, "CT LINKE SERRURERIE PARIS". This speaks to the vitrine's beautiful design and high quality of its construction. The color "Gris Trianon" is named for the Petit Trianon à Versailles, a neoclassical style château located on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles and best known as the private retreat of Marie-Antoinette, where this particular shade was used extensively for wall coverings, decorative elements and furniture. "Trianon Gray" has a continued association with luxury, notable as the color of canvas chosen for the first Louis Vuitton...

Francois Linke, a rare and important near pair of French ormolu and Vernis Martin vitrines, circa 1890. Francois Linke index number 75. Francois Linke title: Meubles crédence, ...

Francois Linke, an exceptional French ormolu-mounted Kingwood vitrine cabinet, circa 1880. Signed Linke to the left bronze chute mount. 100% authentic. Very fine quality bronze...

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...

Francois Linke, A large and fine French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood double door grand Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880. Arched crest, mirrored backing, framed overall with finely-cast...

This is a superb Francois Linke Vitrine. This is not attributed, this is genuine. The rouge marble sits atop a stunning hand-painted Vernis Mart...

Francois Linke, an exceptional French Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880. Of square rectangular form, with marquetry details and exceptional French bronze mounts,...

Francois Linke, a French ormolu gilt bronze and Vernis Martin Vitrine commode cabinet, circa 1890 With original marble top. Finely hand painted central Vernis martin panel. Th...

This is an outstanding and truly majestic one of a kind vitrine by the famous ebeniste Francois Linke. The piece has two beveled glass doors and incredible king wood marquetry and se...