Lot Essay
The work of Francois Linke is illustrated in 19th Century Continental Furniture by Christopher Payne. Francois Linke (f.1882-1935) was one of the finest makers of 19th Century French Furniture
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A French kingwood and ormolu mounted bureau plat, late 19th century
In the Louis XV style, by Francois Linke, the shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within an etched and engraved moulded border with projecting angles, the arched apron quarter-veneered and containing three drawers with dummy drawers to the reverse in purplewood and applied with foliate rococo handles and bordered with trailing foliage with shell, waterfall and palm splays, the sides with inclined ribbon palm ornament, on cabriole legs with trailing ornament headed with foliage and terminating in scrolled sabots, stamped twice underneath
63in. (160cm.) wide, 30¾in. (78cm.) high, 34in. (86.5cm.) deep
In the Louis XV style, by Francois Linke, the shaped top inset with a panel of tooled leather within an etched and engraved moulded border with projecting angles, the arched apron quarter-veneered and containing three drawers with dummy drawers to the reverse in purplewood and applied with foliate rococo handles and bordered with trailing foliage with shell, waterfall and palm splays, the sides with inclined ribbon palm ornament, on cabriole legs with trailing ornament headed with foliage and terminating in scrolled sabots, stamped twice underneath
63in. (160cm.) wide, 30¾in. (78cm.) high, 34in. (86.5cm.) deep
Special notice
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