BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, CIRCA 1900-1910

Details

A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted tulipwood and marquetry table en chiffonier
By François Linke, Paris, Circa 1900-1910
The shaped Brèche Violette marble top within an ormolu band signed to one side Linke, the concaved front fitted with three drawers, the sides and back slightly bombé, on cabriole legs terminating in scrolled acanthus feet, the carcass stamped to the underside MADE IN FRANCE
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high; 14 in. (36 cm.) wide; 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

According to C. Payne, Linke furniture bearing the 'Made in France' stamp is often an indication that it was exported to the United States. This was in compliance of the McKinley Tariff Act of 1891, which stipulated that all imports were required to be marked with their country of origin. The stamp is now rarely found on Linke pieces, as over the years it has been removed in an attempt to counter the misconception that a piece marked thus lacked age (see C. Payne, François Linke 1855-1946 - The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 175).

Please see lot 128 for a further note on François Linke.

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