A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY ELEVEN-PIECE SALON SUITE

BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY ELEVEN-PIECE SALON SUITE
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising a gueridon, a canapé, four fauteuils, four side chairs and a banquette, the gueridon with a circular giallo di Siena marble top on four legs headed by winged griffins, joined by a pierced stretcher, on paw supports, signed 'F. LINKE', the reverse of the winged griffins stamped 'LINKE', with Maples depositiory label stamped 'Monsieur Frankel'; the canapé and fauteuils en suite with rectangular padded back, arms and seat upholstered in pale green silk with gold thread wreaths, on sabre legs with lion paw sabots; the side chairs with ormolu crossed arrow splats, the original tacking to two side chairs stencilled 'LINKE PARIS'; the banquette en suite with an X-shaped stretcher
The gueridon: 29½ in. (75 cm.) high; 32 in. (81.5 cm.) diameter;
The canapé: 37½ in. (95.5 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.); 23 in. (58.5 cm.) deep;
The fauteuils: 37 in. (94 cm.) high; 27 in. (69 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep;
The side chairs: 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 16¼ in. (41 cm.) wide; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep;
The banquette: 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) high; 39 in. (99 cm.) wide; 16½ in. (42 cm.) deep (11)

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Lot Essay

The rare suite by François Linke is in the Empire revival style. Compare a similar gueridon, Index Number 1034, with the same winged griffon mounts heading the legs, supplied to Antoinio Devoto circa 1910 (see C. Payne, François Linke, 1855-1946 - The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 256, pl. 272).

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