A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND SATINE PARQUETRY BUREAU ROGNON
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The kidney-shaped top surmounted to each side by a raised concave compartment panelled in cube-parquetry and with pierced acanthus surround, one fitted with a long-drawer and the other with two short-drawers above two pigeon holes, with a gilt-tooled brown leather writing surface between, the panelled frieze set with pierced acanthus-trail mounts and fronted by two button-release drawers, on four tapering legs hung with ribbon-tied foliate swags joined by a demi lune stretcher with acanthus and pomegranate mount, on stiff-leaf sabots, the lock stamped CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 42½ in. (108 cm.) wide; 22¾ in. (58 cm.) deep
39½ in. (100 cm.) high, overall
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND SATINE PARQUETRY BUREAU ROGNON
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The kidney-shaped top surmounted to each side by a raised concave compartment panelled in cube-parquetry and with pierced acanthus surround, one fitted with a long-drawer and the other with two short-drawers above two pigeon holes, with a gilt-tooled brown leather writing surface between, the panelled frieze set with pierced acanthus-trail mounts and fronted by two button-release drawers, on four tapering legs hung with ribbon-tied foliate swags joined by a demi lune stretcher with acanthus and pomegranate mount, on stiff-leaf sabots, the lock stamped CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS
30½ in. (77.5 cm.) high; 42½ in. (108 cm.) wide; 22¾ in. (58 cm.) deep
39½ in. (100 cm.) high, overall
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