BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A REGENCE STYLE ORMOLU FOURTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The scrolled acanthus and rocaille stem with a pierced undertier headed by bearded masks with up- and down-scrolling square branches with gadrooned lights with dentilled drip-pans and urn-shaped nozzles, above a foliate finial
43½ in. (110 cm.) high; 31½ in. (80 cm.) diameter

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Sale room notice

Please note this chandelier has fifteen lights and not fourteen as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

An example of the present chandelier, unknown index number, was supplied by Linke for the study of Ahmed Fuad I at Ras al-Tin (see in situ photograph above), as part of the huge commission by the Egyptian king between 1922 and 1935 for the redecoration and refurnishing of the royal palaces in Cairo and Alexandria.

For a note on François Linke, please see lot 100.

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