Lot Essay
François Linke, one of the highest regarded late 19th Century cabinet makers, established workshops at 170 Faubourg Saint Antoine in the 1880s, before moving to 26 Place Vendôme around 1900.
He achieved considerable success at the Paris International Exhibition of 1900 for which he produced his Meubles de Luxe, in conjunction with the sculptor Leon Messagé.
Linke's craftmanship was perhaps the best in Paris in the latter part of the 19th Century and every element of his cabinet- and metal-work is the finest.
He achieved considerable success at the Paris International Exhibition of 1900 for which he produced his Meubles de Luxe, in conjunction with the sculptor Leon Messagé.
Linke's craftmanship was perhaps the best in Paris in the latter part of the 19th Century and every element of his cabinet- and metal-work is the finest.