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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, MAHOGANY AND BOIS DE BOUT FLORAL MARQUETRY GUERIDON
Lot 390 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 389 & 390)

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, MAHOGANY AND BOIS DE BOUT FLORAL MARQUETRY GUERIDON

BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed17 March 2011

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GBP 10,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED BOIS SATINE, KINGWOOD, MAHOGANY AND BOIS DE BOUT FLORAL MARQUETRY GUERIDON
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The eared circular top with floral sprays within a moulded ormolu surround signed 'F. Linke, above a shaped apron centred to each side by an acanthus mount, on cabriole legs headed by pierced rocaille clasps and joined by a tier, with acanthus-cast sabots, the inside of one leg double-struck 'F. LINKE'
29 3/8 in. (74.5 cm.) high; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) diameter

Specialist note

Small gueridons of this type were an ever popular mainstay of Linke's production. The present lot, signed by Linke and typical of his oeuvre especially in his early years, also bears on the underside the 'F. Linke' script signature or marque au fer used consistently by the Linke family to mark items in their own possession. Several of the items that came directly from the Linke family, sold A Private Collection Volume I, Sotheby's, New York, 26 October 2006, lots 204-228, had the same stamp discreetly marked underneath.