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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, BOIS DE BOUT AND SATINÉ MARQUETRY CABINET-ON-STAND

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

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, BOIS DE BOUT AND SATINÉ MARQUETRY CABINET-ON-STAND
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The brèche violette marble top above a cupboard door decorated with loose floral sprays and a 'crab-like' acanthus clasp, the interior fitted with six spring activated drawers and a concealed long drawer, on slight cabriole legs joined by a lower galleried tier and paneled back, the lock-plate stamped CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS
61 in. (155 cm.) high, 35 ½ in. (90 cm.) wide, 17 in. (43.5 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

An example of this delicately-inlaid cabinet is illustrated in situ at Linke's family apartment on Quai Henri IV in Paris, which was undoubtedly 'the height of luxury' in comparison with their Faubourg residence (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 299).

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