François Linke, Louis XV, Rare Desk, Brown Marquetry, Bronze, Sothebys NYC Prov.

Regal mahogany and Macassar ebony round centre hall table with intricate starburst inlaid top, sitting on ebonized and gilded stand, raised on ...

19th Century Italian Continental Centre Table, End or Card Table, Bronze Feet Regal Mahogany and Macassar Ebony Circular Centre, Card or Hall Table with intricate starburst inlaid top, sitting on ebonized and gilded stand, raised on solid gilt bronze claw feet...

19th Century French Bombe Louis XV Style Marble Top Commode with Floral Inlays, Professionally refinished 19th century French Bombe Louis XV style marble-top commode with floral inl...

A fine french ormolu-mounted kingwood envelope card table by Paul Sormani. Late 19th century. The revolving fold out top enclosing a gilt tooled baize lined interior above a frieze d...

Piero Fornasetti Style Mid Century Modern Center Table, Swedish in form. Part of our extensive collection of over forty dining tables and chair sets as seen on this site, thus why we...

Louis XVI style 19th-20th century bronze mounted desk manner Linke. This spectacular French desk can sit center room as it is finished on all sides with its stunning parquetry inlays...

An Exceptionally Rare and Important Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Inlaid Centre Table by François Linke, the Mounts Designed by Léon Messagé. Linke Index No. 930. Signed 'Linke' to the upper bronze moulding. Stamped 'FL' to the reverse of the bronze mounts. Stamped to the carcass 'Made in France’. Of exhibition quality this magnificent table has a fine marquetry inlaid top and sumptuous gilt-bronze mounts, designed and sculpted by Léon Messagé. The shaped gilt-bronze mounted serpentine top is finely inlaid with scrolling bois de bout floral marquetry, above an undulating frieze set to the front with a long drawer and centred by a female mask, the sides are mounted with exuberant scallop-shell mounts and the angles with lively and emotive female espagnolettes emblematic of Modestie and Coquetterie; the table is raised on cabriole legs terminating in shell-capped scrolled sabots. A rare example in Linke’s oeuvre, the table is a variation of a larger example index number 930, described by Linke as modèle riche, which included an elaborate stretcher with banner-bearing cherubs based on Léon Messagé's celebrated sculptural group 'La Source' (illustrated C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.172, Pl. 186). Linke workshop's cliché of the larger modèle riche is illustrated in C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.483. The exceptional sculptural mounts are characteristic of the very finest 19th Century furniture created through François Linke and Léon Messagé’s collaboration. Messagé’s enhanced Louis XV Rococo style embraces the asymmetrical lines of designers such as J.A. Meissonnier, to create lively and emotive figures linked by sinuous encadrement, but cleverly modernised to reflect the surge of popularity of the Art Nouveau. The female busts, referred to by Linke as Coquetterie et Modestie, although reminiscent of the paintings of François Boucher and Flaconet have moved on in their design from the classical espagnolette, introduced by Charles Cressent in the 18th century, to become something new and vital. Designed for the celebrated 'Commode coquille: Coquetterie et Modestie' (index 559), presented at his award-winning stand at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p.142-144, pl. 151), Linke was obliged to purchase their design at a tremendous cost from Messagé. First castings began in 1897 and they proved fruitful for Linke, becoming a favourite mount, repurposed by Linke for use on a number of important designs. The larger version of the current table was intended to be displayed en suite with the commode but was not ready in time for the exhibition. It was first exhibited at the Salon des Industries du Mobilier in 1902, and again in Liège in 1905 (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003; p. 170-173). Available in three sizes, 132 cm x 72 cm, 138 x 75 cm and an even larger version (index no. 965) the design proved popular with Linke’s clientele, which included commissions supplied to Elias Meyer in 1909 (Illustrated C. Payne; p.243, pl. 258), Madame d’Astoreca in 1910, Antonio Devoto...

A late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted mahogany, Kingwood and Satiné Parquetry card table By François Linke D-shaped hinged top with rope twist border opening u...

Francois Linke (1855-1946) A Louis XV style ormolu mounted Kingwood and parquetry mueble d'appui, by Francois Linke, Index Number 204, For Maison Krieger, Paris, Early 20th Centur...

A Very Fine French 19th century Louis XVI Style Ormolu-Mounted Kingwood and Bois Citronnier Marquetry center table or writing table, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946), after t...

Louis XV style Marquetry and carved walnut and mahogany center table with stretcher for greater stability. Intricate marquetry works on top featuring 4 dancing couples individually d...

François Linke, (1855-1946) A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood and parquetry mueble d'appui, By Francois Linke, Index number 204, For Maison Krieger, Paris, Early 20th cen...