A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, mahogany and marquetry cabinet en cartonnier

BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, INDEX NUMBER 1723, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

细节

A Louis XV style ormolu-mounted kingwood, mahogany and marquetry cabinet en cartonnier
By François Linke, Paris, index number 1723, Early 20th Century
The superstructure with spreading pediment above eight gilt-tooled brown leather-fronted drawers with foliate pulls, the sides with framed panels, over a spreading base centred with a cartouche, the lower section with two hinged panels inlaid with scrolling foliage, on short foliate-hipped cabriole legs, the top right corner mount inscribed F. Linke, the lock engraved CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS/1723
64 in. (162.5 cm.) high; 44 in. (111.7 cm.) wide; 17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) deep

拍品专文

Linke produced a pair of cabinets en cartonnier, index no. 1723, for the study of Egypt's King Fuad I at Ras al-Tin in Alexandria (see in situ photograph above). The refurbishing of this extraordinary palace (17,000 square metres) was a huge opportunity for Linke, who was commissioned to produce a large portion of the furniture. According to the ébéniste's own words, his work completed for Egypt was the highlight of his career (C. Payne, François Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, 2003, pp. 287-291).

For a further note on Linke please see lot 329.