Linke François Dinning Room Set Style Louis XVI, circa 1930

A very good quality late 19th century Parquetry inlaid fold over card table, having gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts. The top hinging open to reveal a baize covered card playing su...

Elegant Louis XVI style dining room set, composed of: – A beautiful and large table whose tray and transom are belted with a finely chiseled gilded bronze frieze, resting on four brass fluted feet. Measures: Height 75 cm (29.5 in.), width 128 cm (50.4 in.), length 150 cm (59 in.) + 4 extensions each 50 x 128 cm (19.7 x 50.4 in.) = Total length 350 cm (137,8 in.) – A dresser /console with curved shape on the sides, opening with a drawer in belt and resting on four brass fluted columns ending by four toupie feet joined by a tablet with an openwork gallery. The whole is topped with a Breche marble. Measures: Height 96 cm (37.8 in.), length 139 cm (54.7 in.), depth 46 cm (18.1 in.) – A sideboard opening with three leaves underlined with pearls and adorned with a beautiful ornementation of oval, egg-and-dart friezes, and ribbons. Framed by upright ribbed columns on the angles and resting on four toupie feet, the whole is topped with a Breche marble. Measures: Height 102 cm (40.1 in.), length 161.5 cm (63.6 in.), depth 59 cm (23.2 in.) – A set of ten chairs with sabre back feet, adorned with chiselled and gilded bronze. Measures: Height 87 cm (34.2 in.), width 48 cm (18.9 in.), depth 41 cm (16.1 in.) Claude Mercier (born in 1803) installed in Paris, 15 rue Beautreillis in 1828, then moved to 100 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, where the firm has been maintained until present days. As soon as 1856, the company became Mercier Père et fils then, in 1863 Mercier fils aîné, and finally in 1867, Mercier Frères, still current name. Mercier was in 1855 supplier of the royal Court of Spain. His house quickly became welknown and participated from 1844 in all art exhibitions. At the French Industry Products Exhibition held in Paris in 1844, he was awarded an “mention honorable” for his carved rosewood furniture...

A fine Louis XVI style mahogany and marquetry centre table with gilt bronze mounts attributed to François Linke. French, circa 1890. This fine marquetry table has a frieze with...

A unique monumental Louis XVI Style giltwood centre table with a Brèche Violette marble top by François Linke. French, circa 1914. Giltwood furniture by Linke is not only rare, but can be difficult to identify as it tends to be unmarked. This table can however be confidently attributed to Linke, as an early black and white photograph of the piece, Linke index no. 2575, survives in the Linke Archive (see page 428 pl. 501, in Christopher Payne: François Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Époque of French Furniture). The only one of its kind known to have been produced, it was carved for Linke in May 1914 by the outworker Derivry. It formed part of the important commission of furniture ordered by the Italian born Argentinean banker Antonio Devoto...

A fine pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany stands, firmly attributed to François Linke. This delicate pair of mahogany pedestals or stands each have an inset green onyx top above a frieze mounted with allegorical scenes of music. The frieze contains a pull-out slide and the stands are raised on square section tapering legs headed by musical trophies and united by a shaped stretcher with a flambeau finial. An almost identical Stand, with a green onyx top, typical slender legs and shaped stretcher is illustrated by Christopher Payne in François Linke (1855-1946) 'The Belle Époque of French Furniture', p. 53, pl. 44. It is described as a Stand or gaine and titled by Linke as 'Pedestal Louis XVI acajou et bronzes dorés', index number 56. It was available with or without a slide and a drawer, priced between 400 and 500 francs. A comparable version is also shown as a pencil drawing from Linke's Daybook and illustrated in Payne, p. 474. The ribbon tied musical trophies that head the legs of each stand was a mount frequently used by Linke on a number of different items of furniture including vitrines, commodes and a Bibliothèque Louis XVI...

19th century French Victorian bamboo settee and Chinoiserie with the extendible leaves. Settee base is bamboo and brass boots, upholstery is velvet and Chinoserie extensio have ...