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François Linke French, 1855 - 1946 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted kingwood, satiné and stained fruitwood marquetry and parquetry side cabinet Paris, early 20th Century, index number 1437
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- François Linke
- kingwood, satine, satinwood, gilt bronze, marble
- height 44 1/2 in.; width 59 in.; depth 21 in.
- 113 cm; 150 cm; 53.5 cm
Provenance
Christie's New York, June 7, 2011, lot 365
Literature
Christopher Payne, François Linke, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003 p. 206 for a watercolor of a commode inspired by Riesener.
Condition
Marble with scratches to surface consistent with placing objects. Old infill to 12 in. vein on front edge. Minute knick and chips to edges consistent with age and use. A few minor veneer chips to rear edges of carcass, some areas have replacements and associated infill. Cracqueleur to lacquer and varnish on the front panel.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Inspired by the celebrated commode executed in 1778 by Jean-Henri Riesener for the cabinet de retraite of King Louis XVI at the Château de Fontainebleau, later moved to the King's bibliothèque at the Château de Versailles. The original commode was acquired in the early 19th century by Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, and was later owned by the Barons Nathaniel and Albert von Rothschild. It is now in the permanent collection of the Château de Fontainebleau.
François Linke purchased a set of patterns for the commode at the Cueunières sale in November 1902 at a cost of 209 francs. He produced faithful reproductions of the model (see Sotheby's New York, 15th October 2015, lot 121), as well as reinterpreting the design to create new cabinets, listed under various index numbers in the Linke archive. The present lot is listed as index 1437, and is the same cabinet that appears in the cliché reproduced here.