Butchoff
A Fine Display Cabinet by Francois Linke ( 1890 )
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Artists:
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FRANCOIS LINKE (1855-1946)
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Dimensions:
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39.00cm wide
173.00cm high
41.00cm deep
(15.35 inches wide 68.11 inches high 16.14 inches deep)
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Description:
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Of single door form, in the Louis XV style, in Kingwood, extensively mounted with crisply cast and chiselled ormolu mounts, rising from gently swept cabriole legs, the sides of serpentine shape, the central door having a tight, well executed floral marquetry panel, the top surmounted by a ogee moulded Rouge Royale marble top. Signed on the right mount ‘F.Linke’.
Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Francois Linke (1855-1946) is considered to be the finest exponent of Parisian cabinet making of ‘Le Belle Epoque’. Drawing inspiration from the finest cabinet makers of the 18th Century, his association with the sculptor Leon Message resulted in highly original designs, with the emphasis on practicality and work of the very highest quality. To this end he succeeded, surpassing the efforts of the brilliant work of the Dasson, Zweiner, Sormani at the 1900 Paris Universelle Exposition, receiving the highest accolades, and prizes. His company became world renowned, and orders came from Europe, America, and Africa; he sold over a thousand items to the King of Egypt. Throughout the reign of the company, Linke’s attention to detail was remarkable; one of the tests he employed in his quality control, was to take a cigarette paper, and if it would slide between a door for example, and the frame, the piece was rejected as below par.
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