Lot n° 242
Estimation :
800 - 1200
EUR
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Result
: 800EUR
François LINKE (1855-1946) - Lot 242
François LINKE (1855-1946)
Wooden and ormolu dressing table with writing table, topped by a curved mirror at the top, the upper part of the dressing table opening onto the front with two small side drawers and shelves, the writing table part upholstered in green leather with ormolu decoration and covered with a modern shaped beveled glass top, one drawer in the waist, and resting on 4 tapered and fluted legs consolidated by three braces.
Signed "F. Linke" on a plate near the lock. With key.
Dimensions: 145 x 75.5 x 45 cm.
(Accidental joining of the two parts, scratches from use, missing gilding, top part to be glued back).
NOTICE
Born in 1855 in Deutsch-Pankraz (today Jítrava, Bohemia), François Linke was the leading Parisian cabinetmaker of the Belle Époque, renowned for his luxurious furniture that blended Louis XV, Regency and Louis XVI influences with more modern trends such as Art Nouveau. After an apprenticeship in Bohemia, Prague, Vienna and Budapest, he settled permanently in Paris in 1875, opening his own workshop in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine in 1881. A collaborator of designers such as Léon Messagé, he won a gold medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition for his original creations, which reinterpreted antique models with refinement and inventiveness. Linke's use of fine marquetry, precious wood veneers, chased gilded bronzes and exotic marbles was particularly noteworthy, qualities that won him a prestigious international clientele. Until his death in 1946, his company remained a paragon of top-of-the-range furniture style, prized by collectors, connoisseurs and international auction houses.
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