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A French ormolu-mounted kingwood, parquetry and marquetry cabinet
By François Linke, Paris, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Of serpentine outline, surmounted by a breakfront brèche violette marble top, above a waisted frieze, signed to the right hand side F. Linke, centred by a sunburst mask betwwen acanthus and foliate-cast clasps, with egg-and-dart, the central panel door inlaid with a marquetry panel of foliage and scrolls, the interior with adjustable shelves, with a pair of acanthus-cast hoof brackets, flanked by trellis parquetry and a pair of volute uprights, each with an acanthus bracket, the shaped trellis parquetry-inlaid sides each fitted with a shaped door, the interior with adjustable shelves, on plinth base, the lower left-hand side of the door frame with a metal label MAISON FOREST/J. Bezier Suc 31, rue Cambacéres, Paris
66in. (167.5cm.) wide; 63½in. (161.2cm.) high; 26½in. (67.2cm.) deep
