Live Auction 14227The Collector: Silver,19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
A FRENCH ORMOLU FIRESCREEN
Lot 525 THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 525 & 526)

A FRENCH ORMOLU FIRESCREEN

ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS LINKE AND MAISON BOUHON FRÈRES, PARIS, CIRCA 1900

Closed16 November 2017

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GBP 14,375

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A FRENCH ORMOLU FIRESCREEN
ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS LINKE AND MAISON BOUHON FRÈRES, PARIS, CIRCA 1900
The cartouche-shaped frame cornered by espagnolettes and centred by doves, with gilt mesh
26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) high; 33 ½ in. (85 cm.) wide; 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Showing the design flare of the sculptor, Léon Messagé working for François Linke, an identical firescreen signed ‘F, Linke’ and Bouhon is with Galerie Marc Maison, Paris. Bouhon Frères specialised in the production of chimney pieces, andirons and fireplace accessories, and exhibited a related firescreen at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle (see V. Champier, Les industries d’art à l’Exposition Universelle de 1900, Paris).