Fine Thuya Side Cabinet by François Linke in the Louis XVI Manner

A Louis XVI style table Ambulante By Francois Linke The master ébéniste using kingwood and tulipwood to great effect, with foliate ormolu mounts, rising form hoof-foot and acanth...

A French Bijouterie In the manner of François Linke Designed in the Louis XV style and constructed in a wonderfully marked Kingwood, with precise...

A Louis XVI style parquetry centre table firmly attributed to François Linke Constructed in Kingwood, Tulipwood and Mahogany, with foliate inlay work, parquetry and Fine ormolu b...

A Bois Citronnier Meuble d'Entre Deux By François Linke Constructed from satiné quarter-veneered bois citronnier, with rosewood crossbanding and ormolu mounts, the rectangular ca...

An Ormolu-mounted and mahogany parquetry cabinet by François Linke Constructed in the Louis XV transitional manner, in mahogany parquetry work, and dressed with ormolu mounts of ...

A fine side cabinet in the Louis XVI manner By G. Durand of Paris Of elegant demilune form and employing exquisite flamed Cuban mahogany, the whole dressed with restrained neocla...

Vitrine en marqueterie de bois précieux ouvrant par une porte vitrée. Ce meuble est d'une qualité d'ébénisterie exceptionnelle mais pas seulement, sa garn...

The exceptional cabinet work and the excellent bronze mounts Make this piece special. It is made of mahogany and the Workmanship is especially fine. It has a dark green marble top ...

A fine quality pair of French Louis XVI style late 19th century kingwood marquetry and parquetry inlaid side cabinets, with floral decoration to the doors, marble tops and ormolu mou...

French rare 19th century cabinet. Kingwood and parquetry with fine quality gilt bronze mounts. Clock on top. Signed Francois Linke      

A fine Late 19th century Gilt Bronze Mounted Transitional Style Tall Cabinet By François Linke François Linke The marble top above two long doors, the front and sides quarter veneered. The top centered with a gilt bronze mask of Bacchus, the legs mounted with faces of a bearded man with head wear. The doors opening to shelves. Signed F. Linke to the top right clasp, stamped FL to the underside of some of the bronze mounts, the lock stamped CT LINKE / SERRURERIE. 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...

Monagrammed "AMH" and dated 1938 - with original sketches and plans by the designer - the inlays inspired by the "Arabian Nights".