Lot 741
A Fine Louis XVI-Style Kingwood, Parquetry and Ormolu-Mounted Cabinet, late 19th c., attributed to Francois Linke (1855-1946), script signature within bronze, having a cove molded cornice, doors enclosing adjustable shelves, scalloped molded base, the whole with finely matched panels and well-cast gilt bronze mounts, height 66.5 in , width 44 in., depth 16in E10000-15000 Note: Particularly noted for inspired copies and re-interpretations of some the great masterpieces of Royal French furniture and design, Francois Linke (1855-1946) was of the last great generation of ‚b‚nistes to practice the art Born to modest circumstances in Bohemia and trained in Vienna, he arrived in Paris in 1875 By 1882, he had established an independent workshop Success and notoriety came in 1900, after his entry of a Grand Bureau awarded him a gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle He continued his Art Nouveau adaptations of the Rococo and other periods exhibiting at international fairs, such as those at Liege in 1905 and London in 1908 and in his showrooms on the Faubourg Sainte-Antoine, and at Place Vend“me.
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