Lot Essay
For a note on François Linke, please see lot 182.
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BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, INDEX NUMBER 655, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted mahogany and tulipwood secretaire-on-stand
By François Linke, Paris, Index number 655, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
The three-quarter galleried top above a spreading cornice and conforming case set to the front with a cupboard door decorated with ribbon-tied garlands and wreaths, the sides with quarter-veneered panels, on tapering straight legs joined by an 'X'-stretcher, the lock engraved CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS/655
57¼ in. (145.5 cm.) high; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep
By François Linke, Paris, Index number 655, Late 19th/Early 20th Century
The three-quarter galleried top above a spreading cornice and conforming case set to the front with a cupboard door decorated with ribbon-tied garlands and wreaths, the sides with quarter-veneered panels, on tapering straight legs joined by an 'X'-stretcher, the lock engraved CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS/655
57¼ in. (145.5 cm.) high; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep