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Mahogany Centre Table with an Onyx Marble-Top by François Linke, French
$65,002.74
£48,000
€56,254.48
CA$89,641.58
A$100,708.29
CHF 52,620.24
MX$1,229,191.84
NOK 668,123.33
SEK 628,897.36
DKK 419,791.87
About the Item
A fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany centre table with an onyx marble top by François Linke.
Linke Index number: 118 Linke title: 'Table Louis XVI, bois d'acajou bronze dorés.'
This fine gilt-bronze mounted mahogany table de milieu or centre table has a Pakistan onyx marble top inset within a gilt-bronze frame, above a frieze with a single drawer centred by fine gilt bronze mounts depicting a mask of Apollo flanked by cornucopia, goats and scrolling foliage. The table is raised on four square section tapering legs with trailing foliate mounts and caps.
The early Linke drawings and his description in the price list, combined with a photograph of this table in the archive of Linke photographs curated by Christopher Payne, confirm this table as being from the Linke workshops as much as the incredible quality of the construction and the fine finishing on the gilt-bronze mounts.
In addition the Linke archive has pencil sketches for a similar table in Linke's First Daybooks corresponding with index number 118. It is recorded in the Linke archive that a version of this table was made in 1904-08, another version with a hinged glass top made in 1919.
François Linke
François Linke (1855 - 1946) was the most important Parisian cabinet maker of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and possibly the most sought after cabinet maker of his period.
He was born in 1855 in the small village of Pankraz, in what is now the Czech Republic. Records show that Linke served an apprenticeship with the master cabinetmaker Neumann, then in 1875 at the age of 20 he arrived in Paris where he lived until he died in 1946.
It is known that the fledgling Linke workshops were active in Paris in the Faubourg St. Antoine as early as 1881, and during this time he supplied furniture for other more established makers such as Jansen and Krieger.
The quality of Linke's craftsmanship was unsurpassed by any of his contemporaries and reached its peak with his spectacular stand at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, where his Grand Bureau took the gold medal. He gambled his fortune and reputation on this stand, exhibiting several breathtaking items of furniture with sculptural mounts of the most exceptional quality and proportion. His gamble worked and his reputation was established to such an extent that Linke continued to be the pre-eminent furniture house in Paris until the Second World War.
As 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....'
The formation of Linke's distinctive style was made possible by his collaboration with the sculptor Léon Messagé.
Together Linke and Messagé designed furniture for Linke's 1900 exhibition stand, with exuberant allegorical figures cast in high relief, that exemplified Linke's ability to seamlessly merge the different mediums of wood carving, bronze and marquetry into a dynamic unified whole.
Today Linke is best known for the exceptionally high quality of his work, as well as his individualism and inventiveness. All of his work has the finest, most lavish mounts, very often applied to comparatively simple carcasses. The technical brilliance of his work and the artistic change that it represented were never to be repeated.
French, circa 1900.
- Creator:François Linke (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 48.43 in (123 cm)Depth: 25.99 in (66 cm)
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Brighton, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B665361stDibs: LU1028017179122
François Linke
François Linke, the most important French ébéniste of his time. Born in Bohemia in 1855, Linke moved to Paris in 1881 where he established his now-famous workshop and showroom. Linke's superior work spread quickly through France and he soon eclipsed even the finest furniture houses of Paris. Today, Linke is counted among the most important furniture makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his work is dearly coveted by collectors. Linke is celebrated for designing highly innovative furnishings by infusing the Rococo style with the Art Nouveau trends of Paris and this Louis XV style desk exemplifies his highly original style.
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