Wonderful Late 19th Century Vitrine Cabinet by François Linke

An exceptional Late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany vitrine By François Linke A shaped marble top above a single central glazed door opening to a shelv...

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 fem...

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 ma...

Early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry vitrine by François Linke. Index number 458. The fleur de pêcher marble-top above a scrolling acanthus and ...

A fine quality late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted two-door Vernis Martin Vitrine Surmounted by a marble top above a frieze with scrolling foliage, above two glas...

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...

Rare and important 19th century French kingwood and parquetry inlaid display or vitrine cabinet, signed by the renowned designer and cabinet maker François Linke. The shaped bonnet atop large glass double doors and inset parquetry panels trimmed in bronze. Finely appointed overall with remarkably detailed gilt bronze mounts depicting caryatid masques, maiden busts, shells, acanthus leaves, and fleur de lis. The entire on gilt bronze animal...

This rare and stunning vitrine was crafted by the illustrious French ébéniste François Linke. A master of the Louis XVI style, Linke was renowned for his highly original designs t...

F. Linke style Louis XV Curio / Vitrine cabinet, 19th-20th century. This bombe shaped parquetry and floral inlaid curio is simply stunning with the fine...

A fine quality late 19th century French Louis XVI style mahogany vitrine, having wonderfully fine quality gilded ormolu mounts. Having its original marble top, the single glazed door...

A fine late 19th century Napoleon III glazed cabinet on chest, the shaped grey marble top above a curved frieze and mounted with fine gilt bronze mounts. The vitrine with a full widt...

A fine quality 19th century Louis XV style kingwood vitrine, having the original marble top, classical ormolu mounts, bevelled glass, adjustable shelves. A Wedgwood plaque inset to t...