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Material: Kingwood
French Louis XV Style Gilt Mounted Kingwood Pedestal Vitrine Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Queens, NY
A French Louis XV Style gilt metal mounted Kingwood edestal vitrine cabinet, circa 1880.
Very nice quality, very rare, unusual form. Pedestal and vitrine with glass shelves and re...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Large 19 Century French Rococo or Neoclassical Revival Style Vitrine
By David Roentgen
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century French Empire, neoclassical/Rococo Revival style Marquetry vitrine or display cabinet, of large proportions!!
A real statement piece!
Made of a fabulous variety of veneers, including kingwood, satinwood, tulipwood, harewood and walnut with quality classical ormolu mounts.
It has ebonized pillars in the Empire style, with walnut and exotic hardwood friezes in the Rococo style.
Double glass doors to middle section and single glass doors on either side.
The glass on the doors are framed in ormolu banding.
Floral Marquetry panels on front and parquetry on the sides.
The front central section is a pullout / pull-out drawers with gorgeous walnut frieze panel and original carved walnut knobs.
Scrolling pelmet on the top in 3 sections banded in ormolu beading.
Scrolling base with cabriolet feet and ormolu mounts on base.
Various ormolu mounts, floral mounts, mounts of Baachus and mounts of neoclassical female figures.
In 3 sections. with 2 side cabinets and large central section with 3 section pelmet, stunning piece!!!
The quality ormolu mounts are marked with the letter “R” and what appears to be “FR 678”.
We were originally of the belief that this piece might have been made at the very end of the 19th century, but having regard to the quality of workmanship throughout this piece we are of the opinion that it was most likely made in the third quarter of the 19th century, circa 1870 and by an obviously top quality Parisienne maker with a surname beginning with “R”.
It is definitely in the style of David Roentgen who was known for his Rococo/neoclassical styles.
David Roentgen, (born Aug. 11, 1743-died Feb. 12, 1807, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau), cabinetmaker to Queen Marie-Antoinette of France; under his direction the family workshop at Neuwied (near Cologne), founded by his father, Abraham Roentgen, became perhaps the most-successful firm of furniture production in the 18th century.
After succeeding his father as head of the Neuwied workshop in 1772, Roentgen strove to broaden their clientele, an ambition that brought him first to Hamburg and ultimately to Paris (1774), where in 1779 he was spectacularly successful in selling his finest furniture to King Louis XVI of France for £3,300 to £4,000, an unprecedented sum for the time.
Appointed cabinetmaker to the queen, Roentgen was granted admission (1780) as maître-ébéniste (master cabinetmaker) to the trade corporation of Paris cabinetmakers, making it possible for him to keep in Paris a stock of the furniture manufactured at Neuwied. Thus he was able to compete with such great cabinetmakers as Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler, reputedly his former pupil at Neuwied. After his first visit to St. Petersburg, Empress Catherine II the Great bought huge quantities of his furniture; King Frederick William II of Prussia was also his client. When in 1795 the French Revolutionary armies threatened to cross the Rhine, Roentgen evacuated his establishment and moved his stock farther inland. Unfortunately, he lost everything in his Parisian salon and in his Neuwied workshop, both of which were sacked by Republican troops. He was crushed, despite his appointment as court furnisher to the king of Prussia. Although he never succeeded in starting production again, former apprentices of his whom he helped to establish in the German cities of Berlin (David Hacker...
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Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
$9,600 Sale Price
48% Off
Palatial Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood and Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality palatial French Louis XVI style ormolu mounted, satinwood, kingwood parquetry and Vernis Martin style paneling three-door raised Vitrine Display Cabinet attributed to Paul Sormani (1817-1877).
A Vernis Martin Panel signed "V. Gossen." The lower part of the cabinet with three frieze drawers supported by two square-sectioned on tapered legs, fronting an ormolu mounted parquetry back panel, on toupie feet. The ormolu stamped with the initials "P.S." on the reverse. Circa: Paris, 1870.
Height: 101 inches (256.5 cm).
Width: 56 inches (142.2 cm).
Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm).
Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French louis XV-Style cabinet, 19 th c. with the Verni Martin Technique
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XV-Style cabinet with an ornate design invented by the
Martin brothers in France in the 19 th century. This technique was
A special lacquer technique. The cabinet has ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Demilune Commode with Green Marble Top
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Louis XV Style Marquetry Demilune Commode with Green Marble Top
A finely crafted and visually striking Louis XV style commode of demilune form, dating to the late 20th or early...
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Late 20th Century European Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Pair Goncalo Alves & King-Wood Side Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous pair of antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves & King-Wood side cabinets, dating from Circa1880.
Each cabinet has a cupboard door which opens to a central shelf. They ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Antique Quality Kingwood Ormolu Mounted French Vernis Martin Display Cabinet
Located in Suffolk, GB
19th century antique quality kingwood and ormolu mounted French Vernis Martin display cabinet
having an attractive shaped top with an impressiv...
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1860s French Victorian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Demilune Cabinet, France 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
This Napoleon III Demi Lune cabinet is of exquisite quality.
The half moon shaped cabinet has two doors and one central drawer. It has a very pretty kingwood veneer with a gorgeous...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble
French Louis XV Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with shaped glass sides and rust marble top
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Corner Vitrines
By Paul Sormani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted Kingwood and mahogany marquetry Encoigneurs, corner cabinets or vitrines, attributed to Paul Sormani. The upper section with molded cornice and shell cresting and enclosed by a bowed glazed panel door, the lower section surmounted by a marble top of arc-en-arbalète outline above two frieze drawers and cupboards below enclosed by tambour shutters, raised on short cabriole legs ending in foliate sabots, lock plates engraved 'Sormani PARIS.' Circa: Paris, 1875.
Height: 90 1/2 inches (230 cm).
Width: 44 inches (112 cm).
Depth: 29 inches (74 cm).
Sormani, Paul (1817-1877): Born in Venice, Paul Sormani set up in Paris in the middle of the 19th century. He specialized in creating furniture and works of art and was known for his high quality reproductions of Louis XV and XVI furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$74,500 Sale Price / set
40% Off
A French Louis XV style kingwood and rosewood cabinet, C. 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This lovely cabinet has a top with inset Sevres Style porcelain plaque painted with birds, over a case with bronze mounted single door with a faux three drawer façade. The case and l...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Secretaire with Architecture Scenes
Located in London, GB
A Truly Magnificent 19th century Secre´taire a` Abattant by Maison Rogie´ of Paris After the original in the Wallace Collection, London, made in 1777 by Pierre-Antoine Foullet
Con...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Superb quality antique Victorian French kingwood display cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian French kingwood display cabinet, having a serpentine shaped glazed top with quality ornate ormolu mounts above a hand pained door opening to reveal a...
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
French Louis XVI Rosewood, Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Side Cabinet 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
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French Louis XVI Rosewood, Kingwood Marquetry & Ormolu Side Cabinet 20thC
Measures- 32.5"H x 31.25"...
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20th Century Louis XVI Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Belle Époque Display Cabinet in the Manner of François Linke
Located in London, GB
A French Bijouterie
In the manner of François Linke
Designed in the Louis XV style and constructed in a wonderfully marked Kingwood, with precise...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Figural Vitrine by François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A superb quality French 19th-20th century Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, satinwood and satine single door figural vitrine by the renown Parisian master craftsman and cabinet...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Transition Louis XIV-XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Two-Door Vitrine Cabinet, the arched top surmounted with gilt-bronze moldings a...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$48,950 Sale Price
42% Off
19th Century French Vitrine of Kingwood and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in London, GB
A fine vitrine in the manner of Francois Linke
Constructed in kingwood, with gilt bronze mounts, in the Louis XVI Transitional style; rising from bronze foliate sabots, with gent...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Pair of Bedside Cabinets
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
French pair of tulipwood and inlaid bedside cabinets, having serpentine marble tops above 2 flower inlaid drawers fitted with original brass handles and flanked by ormolu decoration, inlaid sides, and elegant cabriole legs with brass sabots. This attractive pair of bedside cupboards...
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1950s French Vintage Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
$2,061 Sale Price / item
20% Off
19th Century Louis XVI Style Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a GORGEOUS late 19th Century French Louis XVI STyle Cabinet in the Manner of Grohe Freres.
From circa 1880.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Ormolu mounts...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
$7,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Prospective Cabinet by Paolo Portoghesi for Meccani Arredamenti
Located in Ravenna, IT
Furniture designed by Paolo Portoghesi for Meccani Arredamenti in 1980. The cabinet has three central drawers that divide the two side doors and a built-in mirror. Below the mirror i...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Cherry, Kingwood, Maple
French Louis XVI Style Sevres Plaques Bronze Mounted Cabinet Server Sideboard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is an extraordinary bronze mounted kingwood and bronze mounted sideboard or server. The piece features breathtaking jewelery quality bronze casting and a Sevres style plaque wit...
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood and Ormolu Mounted Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Kingwood and ormolu-mounted single-door Vitrine, the demilune shaped cabinet with and arched bonnet, molded trim above a bombé glazed d...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$69,850 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Eden Cabinet in Kingwood, Porcelain, Brass, Hebanon studio, Italy
Located in Nocera Superiore, Campania
Eden depicts the relationship between rationality and instinct within ourselves. When instinct takes over, the wildest part of our nature emerges, represented by the porcelain flower...
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2010s Italian Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Brass
$16,111 Sale Price
20% Off
Signed Francois Linke Bronze Mounted Louis XV Kingwood Vitrine China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary.
This is a fantastic formal china cabinet or vitrine by Francois Linke. The kingwood case and gorgeous bowed glass the has are adorned by beautiful bronze ormolu and fine proportions.The cabinet has signed ormolu...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted & Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XV Style gilt bronze-mounted, Mahogany and Tulipwood Marquetry Side Cabinet/Secretaire in the style of François Linke (1855-1946). The slender s...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$14,950 Sale Price
24% Off
Rare Pair of 19th Century Marquetry Display Cabinets in the Louis XVI Style
By E. Kahn
Located in London, GB
A pair of Marquetry display cabinets
in the transitional manner
By Edmund Kahn of London & Paris
Constructed from kingwood, with tulipwood, bois satiné and harewood inlays; f...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XV Style Kingwood Vitrine Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style (19th Century) kingwood 2 door vitrine display cabinet with bronze trim and shaped glass sides
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Ormolu And Marquetry Kingwood and Satinwood Side Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Louis XV Style Ormolu And Marquetry Kingwood and Satinwood Side Cabinet with gallery.
Measures 24" in width, 12" in depth and stands 26.25" tall. Shelf is fixed with a clearance of 7.5"
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Satin, Kingwood
$1,396 Sale Price
30% Off
Louis XIV Inspired French Linen Press
Located in New Orleans, LA
Enveloped in sumptuous parquetry and doré bronze, this majestic Louis XIV inspired French linen press displays the characteristics of superior craftsmanship and luxurious design seen in the creations of the iconic Françios Linke. Crafted of sumptuous kingwood, the glorious parquetry door opens to reveal six compartments used to store linens, such as those for the bedroom or even the dining table. The masterful woodwork is flawlessly balanced by intricate doré bronze mounts in the form of Neoclassical floral swags, garlands, plumes and acanthus scrolls. The delicately spiraled doré bronze feet give the cabinet a sense of lightness and balance. Enhanced by a beautiful rouge marble top, this elegant linen press is an excellent example of late 19th century French furniture...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, François Linke Attributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
$26,850 Sale Price
22% Off
Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood Cabinet-on-Stand by François Linke
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Cabinet-on-Stand
In the manner of Adam Weisweiler
By François Linke
Model no. 684
Designed in the Louis XVI style, constructed from bois violette and cubed bois sati...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Maurice Dufrene cabinet in purpleheart and kingwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco cabinet, circa 1925, by MAURICE DUFRENE in purpleheart, kingwood, and ebony. Marquetry in exotic hardwoods and mother-of-pearl. The interior is in maple burl....
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Kingwood, Maple, Purpleheart, Burl
French 19th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Vernis Martin Cabinet by F. Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th century Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Satinwood Parquetry Vernis Martin Decorated Meuble D'Appui Side-Cabinet by François Linke (1855-1946) - Index Number 204 - Paris. The serpentine Griotte de Campan Rouge marble top above a single bombé door painted with a scène of a couple running through the forest flanked by cupids and angels over a waterfall, the interior fitted with one wooden shelf, the front angles each with a scrolling foliate clasp, the bombé sides decorated with square parquetry fields, on cabriole legs and acanthus-cast sabots. The lockplate engraved 'Ct. LINKE - PARIS'. The ormolu cast stamped 'FL' on the back. Circa: Paris, 1890-1900.
François Linke (1855-1946) was one of the most celebrated ébénistes of his time. Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Linke moved to Paris in 1875 and six years later established independent ateliers at 170, rue de Faubourg St. Antoine. As was the practice among contemporaries and noteworthy predecessors, such as Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson, Linke initially produced furniture derived from styles popular during the 18th century ancien régime. By 1900, his worldwide reputation as an individualistic master of high quality furniture was already established. However, with a huge display, placing his extravagant pieces in room settings and winning the Médaille d'Or for his Grand Bureau...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$22,980 Sale Price
33% Off
George IV Inlaid Mahogany Chiffonier
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine late Georgian inlaid mahogany and bronze mounted chiffonier, having three tier waterfall bookshelf top supported by bronze columns, over ...
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19th Century George IV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Singed Linke Bronze Mounted Parquetry Commodes, Francois Linke, Paris FR
Located in Richmond, VA
Pair of singed Linke bronze mounted and parquetry commodes in the Louis XV style.
Parisian made cabinets are signed "F. Linke" on the bronze mounts. S...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Belle Époque Period Cabinet Possibly by Maison Krieger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Mahogany, Kingwood, Tulipwood, burl wood, ormolu and white Carrara marble cabinet possibly by Ma...
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble
French 19th/20th C. Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Vernis Martin Style Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood, Satinwood and Vernis Martin Decorated Single-Door Vitrine, in the manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The wh...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$34,950 Sale Price
53% Off
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany, Kingwood Parquetry Vitrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th/20th century Louis XVI style mahogany, kingwood and tulipwood parquetry three-door vitrine with ormolu-mounted floral wreaths, ribbons, female masks and centr...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$37,950 Sale Price
20% Off
A Near Pair French Marquetry Cabinets
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice near pair of French demi loon single door cabinets, standing on brass feet, and with marble tops, excellent colour and condition.
Would sell seperately.
35.5" high
28.5"...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Walnut
$2,500 / set
Antique Pair French Ormolu Marble Kingwood Rosewood Marquetry Desks Side Tables
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Identical Pair of French Single Drawer Kingwood Writing Desks or Side Tables of oval form and unusual small proportions of outstanding quality, last quarter of the Nineteent...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th-20th Century Marquetry and Gilt-Bronze Mounted, François Linke Atrributed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
$18,950 Sale Price
44% Off
19th Century Louis XV Style Side Cabinet in the Manner of J-E Zwiener
Located in London, GB
A Fine Louis XVth Style Meuble a Hauteur D'Appui
In the Manner of J-E. Zwiener
Constructed in Bois Violette, with well executed floral inlays, and having extensive gilt bronze moun...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Antique French Marble Top Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Sevres Cabinet, Circa 1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Marble Top Kingwood & Ormolu Mounted Sevres Cabinet, Circa 1870.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Tulipwood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Exceptional French cabinet with floral and foliate
marquetry inlay with gilt bronze mounts.
two doors open at the front and interior has
one shelf. Sides are shaped and floral mar...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
$6,112 Sale Price
41% Off
19th Century French Kingwood display cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century French Kingwood and ormolu mounted display cabinet / vitrine in the Louis XV style, the shaped top with ormolu beading along the edge and a highly dec...
Category
1880s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
French Kingwood Parquetry and Floral Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
French kingwood parquetry and ormolu-mounted vitrine.
In the Louis XV-XVI Transitional style, of kingwood and tulipwood crossbanding and o...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Ormolu, Kingwood and Vernis Martin Side Cabinet by Linke
Located in London, GB
Kingwood, Vernis Martin and Gilt-Bronze mounted side cabinet by Linke
French, Late 19th Century
Height 127cm, width 147cm, depth 50cm
Made in the late-nineteenth century in the height of the French Belle Époque, this exceptional ormolu, kingwood, and Vernis Martin cabinet...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Vitrine, Manner of François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu and Jasperware-Mounted Rosewood, Mahogany and Kingwood Single Door Vitrine, in manner of François Linke (1855-1946). The u...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$25,950 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Kingwood, Wedgwood, Ormolu, and Marble Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Kingwood, Wedgwood, ormolu, and Vert de Patricia marble cabinet. The one door, one drawer ...
Category
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of French Louis XV Style Tulipwood Slender Side-Cabinets Commodes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of French 19th century Louis XV style tulipwood and gilt bronze mounted two-Door Meuble D'Appui (Side-Cabinets) with a Brêche d'Alep marble top. The slender cabinets...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Vitrine or Display Cabinet
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Late 19th Century French Kingwood and Ormolu Vitrine or Display Cabinet, the present piece with its glazed sides and glazed top panel was designed to be viewed in the round an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Victorian Kingwood Display Cabinet in French Taste
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian kingwood display cabinet in French taste, of rectangular form with a glazed top and front doors enclosing a single glass shelf, decorated with...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Kingwood
pair of French 18th century Kingwood, Ormolu and Rouge Marble corner cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative pair of French 18th century Regence Period Kingwood, Ormolu and Rouge Belge Marble encoignure cabinets. Each unique corner cabinet is raised by mos...
Category
18th Century French Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Epoque ormolu-mounted satine, kingwood and burlwood two-door cabinet, the mounts by Ferdinand Barbedienne, fitted with a shaped Breccia Colorata marble top above a Vitruvian scroll frieze, centered by two doors flanked by putti and griffin mounts, the interior with two shelves, on four tapering fluted legs, the backs of the mounts stamped 'FB'. Paris, circa 1890-1900.
Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, 1810-1892) Was a highly important and prolific bronze founder of furniture mounts and more commonly, bronze sculpture including figures, animals, urns, clocks and candelabra. His signature Varied from hand written capitals to stamp in capitals,- Bronzes cast bear...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Breccia Marble, Ormolu
$24,850 Sale Price
44% Off
Stunning Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet -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
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Cabinet Vitrine Signed François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period Kingwood, Tulipwood, ormolu and Brèche Polychrome de St. Bernard marble cabinet vitrine si...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Italian Kingwood Cabinet
Located in Martlesham, GB
18th century Italian inlaid cabinet made from Kingwood and other exotic woods, the inlaid top above a frieze drawer and a two door cupboard below with a fixed single shelf inside, th...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Kingwood
Fine Louis XVI Style Kingwood And Bronze Mounted Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
The best quality of construction. With rectangular breakfront form top with wonderfully figured kingwood with a cast bronze edge. Over a pair of pleated silk lined beveled glass door...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French 19th Century Floral Marquetry Side Cabinets with Marble Tops
Located in London, GB
Constructed in kingwood, with gilt bronze mounts; rising from bracket feet, the cabinets, a true left and right pair, have central doors dressed with well executed floral marquetry p...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Kingwood Cabinets
Materials
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
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