Mahogany Furniture

Early 20th century Austrian Art Nouveau Belle Époque chair, armchair, atributable Koloman Moser/Josef Hoffmann for Wiener Werkstätte in mahogany, re...

A fine French, 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted Vitrine by Haentges Freres. The single door cabinet surmounted with or...

A very fine French Louis XV style ormolu and jasperware-mounted mahogany single door vitrine, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The two upper front corners surmounted with or...

A very fine and large French 19th-20th century Louis XV style mahogany and ormolu-mounted Vitrine cabinet with a Veined Mint green marble top, attributed to Georges-François Alix...

A fine French 19th-20th century kingwood and tulipwood marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender single door display cabinet with a red-velvet backing and bowed glass panels surmounted with acanthus and floral gilt-bronze mounts in the style of Léon Messagé (French, 1842-1901), the serpentine shaped front door with an ornate marquetry and ink colored panel depicting wreaths, ribbons and tied acantus leaves, all raised on four cabriolet legs ending with gilt-bronze paw-feet, Paris, circa 1900. Linke was born on 17 June 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinet maker, Neumann, which he completed in 1877. Linke’s work book or Arbeits-Buch records that he was in Vienna from July 1872 to October 1873 at the time of the International Exhibition held there in 1873. He subsequently travelled to Prague, Budapest & Weimar before finally arriving in Paris in 1875. It is documented that he obtained employment with an unknown German cabinetmaker in Paris, and stylistic similarities, photographs and geographical proximity have led some to suggest that Emmanuel Zwiener was the most likely candidate. After a period back in his home town of Pankratz, he returned once and for all to Paris in 1877. In 1878 Paris hosted the third great International Exhibition, a remarkable success for a country ravaged by war only seven years earlier. It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger. By 1889 another World’s Fair, as they were often referred to in America, took place in Paris. Monsieur Eiffel erected what has become the most iconic building in Paris for the exhibition and the atmosphere of wealth and confidence may well have encouraged Linke to think that he could contribute an important part to the next great exhibition. As early as 1892 this was decreed to take place at the end of the century, in an attempt to pre-empt Berlin from staging the last great show of the century. In 1892, Victor Champier (fr) one of the commissioners for the 1900 Paris Fair had appealed, “Create in the manner of the masters, do not copy what they have made”. It was an appeal against mere reproduction and Linke rose to this challenge in an unparalleled way with his unique display that was to include the Grand Bureau. Determined to outshine the competition at the Exhibition, Linke had set about creating the most ambitious pieces he could envisage, and more extravagant than had ever been displayed before. The items he exhibited marked a transition from the historicist interpretation of Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, an interpretation that was the mainstay of his nearest rivals, to something startlingly new and vital in its immediacy. [6] Together with Léon Messagé he developed a new style for the 1900 Exhibition that paid homage to the Louis XV rococo in the fluidity of its approach, but an approach fused with the lively flowing lines of the contemporary and progressive 'art nouveau'. The Art Journal reported in 1900 on Linke's stand: "The work of M. Linke ... was an example of what can be done by seeking inspiration amongst the classic examples of Louis XV and XVI without in any great sense copying these great works. M. Linke's work was original in the true sense of the word, and as such commended itself to the intelligent seeker after the really artistic things of the Exhibition. Wonderful talent was employed in producing the magnificent pieces of furniture displayed". Linke's stand would have appeared refreshingly new to contemporary onlookers, the traditional designs of the eighteenth century melting seamlessly into an exuberant naturalism. The 'Revue' described Linke's style as 'entièrement nouveaux' and noted "This opinion is universally accepted. Linke's stand is the biggest show in the history of art furniture in the year 1900". It is perhaps the most extraordinary and remarkable aspect of Linke’s personal history that he produced such expensive and luxurious furniture of exquisite quality for the 1900 exhibition without any commission or any potential buyer in mind. [9] At a time when other more established furniture businesses such as those of Beurdeley and Dasson were closing down, he made a huge investment in his stand and the furniture he supplied for it. Linke recognised that to move his business forward he needed to appeal to a more International clientele and the new emerging rich who were at this time amassing fortunes on an unprecedented scale. For this reason he gambled everything he had on his display for the 1900 exhibition. Had this not succeeded he would almost certainly have succumbed to bankruptcy. Linke’s notebook records visitors to his stand from England, Europe, the Americas, Egypt and Japan and including; the King of Sweden, three visits from the King of Belgium, Prince Radziwill, the Prince d’Arenberg, the Comte Alberic du Chastel, Miss Anna May Gould, the American heiress, distinguished furniture makers and the President of France Emile Loubet. This risky endeavour was a resounding success, and with his reputation established, La Maison Linke became the pre-eminent furniture house until outset of the Second World War. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented was never to be repeated. His showrooms expanded into prestigious premises in Paris, in the Place Vendôme as well as the Faubourg St. Antoine where his workshop had been established. He embarked on many important commissions in the years up to the outbreak of the First World War, making and designing furniture for leading international industrialists and bankers. After the 1914-1918 World War, Linke undertook the extraordinary commission to furnish the Ras al-Tin Palace in Alexandria for King Fuad of Egypt, possibly the largest single furniture commission ever conceived, eclipsing even Versailles. Linke flourished and remained active until the middle years of the 1930s and died in 1946 Léon Messagé (1842-1901) was a French sculptor, best known for his sculptural collaboration with François Linke for the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Messagé was also responsible for much of the design and creative work for Roux et Brunet...

This is a delightful antique Edwardian mahogany and inlaid and crossbanded occasional table, circa 1900. This is a drop-leaf table which has a useful drawer with two brass handles. ...

Suitably sized for reception area or a home office, this solid mahogany and fir desk has the gravitas necessary to impress. No nonsense Jugend design calls attention to the clean lin...

Magazine stand made of brass and mahogany from the period of the Vienna Secession, circa 1900. A beautiful piece in the manner of Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann. The metal label (gesetzlich geschützt...

A very fine mahogany Grandfather clock in the Chippendale taste with extremely rare movement, depicting the rise and fall of the tide. This long case clock is in the Chippendale ta...

A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted mahogany oval table, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946) (Unsigned). The legs surmounted with ormolu floral bouquet...

Sn4248 Edwardian mahogany display table of shaped outline, having hinged lid with bevelled edge glass and original working lock enclosing crushed velvet interior, all standing on cabriole legs terminating in sabots. This antique display table...

A very fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and gilt bronze-mounted circular side table (Gueridon) by Maison Jansen, Paris. The tapered fluted legs fitted with clas...

A pair of Sheraton revival mahogany and inlaid oval urn stands, the oval tops profusely inlaid with a decorative pattern and floral decoration at the centre, having pull out candle s...

A superb quality early 20th century mahogany cabinet in the Chinese Chippendale manor by Edwards & Roberts, the top of the cabinet has a broken arch pediment with dentil mouldings an...

Pair of Art Nouveau chairs in mahogany, circa 1900.  

A very fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XV style superb quality ormolu-mounted kingwood bombé commode with a Brêche d'Alep marble top, attributed to François Linke an...

A very Fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted four-door vitrine, with two central bombé glass doors and single bombé glass doors on each side, the fluted mahogany...

Set of six Art Nouveau mahogany chairs, circa 1900.

Antique Empire style mahogany desk with gilt bronze mounts, circa 1890-1910. This desk has very fine quality gilt bronze mounts.

Spectacular center table with ten columns fixed by wood screw system, solid beech and pine wood with mahogany veneer, stained and French polished. High quality. Design: Adolf Loos, ...

Outstanding Art Nouveau dessert table, solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, French polish, removable tray with silver plated copper handles. France, circa 1900.

A very fine French Belle Époque 19th-20th century Louis XVI style tulipwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted guéridon (round table) with a single drawer, circa: Paris, 1900. Height: 2...

A very good quality Edwardian mahogany marquetry inlaid serpentine fronted side cabinet. Satinwood and boxwood inlaid marquetry panels, three graduating drawers to the centre, cupboa...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style mahogany, kingwood and stainwood ormolu-mounted marquetry two-door Meuble D'Appui attributed to either Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener or Zwien...

Art Nouveau table, made of mahogany wood: Mahogany massive and veneer (table's plate) / high quality handwork. It is of most elegant appearance: The oval table's plate is attached t...

Georgian style mahogany twin pillar dining table. This Regency style mahogany dining table was made circa 1900. This Regency style mahogany dining table has the desirable rounded en...

A stunning Edwardian mahogany breakfront glazed display cabinet by Maple & Co., Circa 1900 in date. Beautifully decorated throughout with with ebony and boxwood crossbanding and str...

English Edwardian satinwood pembroke table, circa 1900. With a satinwood rectangular top with mahogany crossbanding and stringing, 2 D shaped drop leaves, a frieze drawer with two br...

A pair of Federal style Mahogany side tables with cross banding trim. The top with two slender drawers with antiques brass pulls on tapering legs with a lower shelf with scalloped g...

Antique rope twist mahogany pedestal with ball and claw feet, attributed to Merklen Bros or Horner Hunzinger. Dimensions: 17"W x 13"D x 32"H. Ask us about our local NYC delivery.

Berkey & Gay Furniture Mahogany Empire Rectangular Very Low Footstool Ottoman. Item features solid mahogany wood frame, carved bun feet, original label, ...

Chest of drawer from France in the Louis XVI style made of mahogany. This case piece has three small dovetailed drawers above two long dovetailed drawers. Gilt brass pulls and trims ...

Objekt: Salonschrank Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann zugeschrieben (Wien, um 1900) Modell-Nummer: 600/10 Ausführung: Jacob & Josef Kohn (Wien, um 1905 - keine Papiermarke vorhanden) Maße in ...

Fine Regency Style Mahogany Writing Cabinet circa 1900 Semi dome shaped top with mould detail. Top Section : Pair Flamed Mahogany doors, with oval framed panels, Working Lock & Ke...

Gainsborough style coulored cognac leather and mahogany armchair with studded leather

This is a beautiful antique Regency Revival flame mahogany and Satinwood banded oval dining table circa 1900 in date. The fabulous 5ft flame mahogany tilt top table can seat six ...

Fine English mahogany breakfront bookcase of smaller size. Wonderful patina and color. Fenestrated top section with three doors over a cabinet base of a middle door flanked by four d...

Elegant and formal mahogany and tulipwood display cabinet. The cabinet with glass doors with a central parquetry door with an cast bronze physician emblem mount. The sides with glass...

Impressive antique mahogany Globe Wernicke bookcase. The cabinet consists of 21 stackable parts. Jumps twice in depth. The so-called waterfall arrangement. This is the most appreciat...

Hand carved mahogany mantel, which was one part of a room with additional hand carved architecture. Made in the early 1900s. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA loc...