A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Cabinet-on-Stand
Sale 1208 - European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Jul 19, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$21,420
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Parquetry Cabinet-on-Stand
Attributed to François Linke, Late 19th Century
Height 73 x width 49 x depth 18 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Estate of Barbara D. Greenwood, Chicago, Illinois
Note:
At least three bronze mount patterns incorporated on this cabinet are mounts which appear on other examples of furniture produced by Francois Linke. These include the frieze surmounting the middle cabinet door which depicts a central female mask framed by two cornucopia, flanked by two rams and with trailing acanthus and scrollwork [1]; the two adjacent friezes surmounting the right and left cabinet doors which depict a vertical alternating flora and geometric pattern [2]; and the flower basket suspended from ribbon located in the center of the lower cabinet section [3]. While these mounts are unmarked, their details and proportions are typical of examples stamped for Linke.
[1] See example in Christopher Payne, François Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 2003, p. 203, plate 220 (model no. 1104).
[2] Ibid, p. 500, no. 886.
[3] Ibid, p. 277, plate 291 (model no. 1108).
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