Lot 75
  • 75

François Linke petite table à écrire, index number 1678 Paris, circa 1920-26

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Description

  • François Linke
  • height 29 in.; width 23 1/8 in.; 15 1/8 in.
  • 73.7 cm; 58.7 cm; 38.5 cm
bois de rose, bois de violette, sycomore and fruitwood marquetry, the front fitted with a pull-out writing slide with gilt-tooled brown leather lining, one small drawer to the right-hand side, signed Linke to the right-hand side chute.

Literature

C. Payne, François Linke, p. 216, plate 237, and p. 299, pl. 312, a black and white photograph in Linke's flat at Quai Henry IV, Paris, for an illustration of the present table.

D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle, pp. 435-444

C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, pp. 39-40

P. Arizzoli-Clémentel, Versailles Furniture of the Royal Palace 17th and 18th Centuries, Vol. II, p. 148; and A. Pradère, French Furniture Makers, p. 319-320, for illustrations of similar 18th century models by Topino.

Catalogue Note

Linke title: Table ovale tasse à café

Linke's first version of this table, circa 1907, was with a simple trellis parquetry. The present lot with pictorial marquetry was made between 1920 and 1926, with marquetry by Reisacher and locks supplied by Linke's nephew, Clément. It is likely that the inspiration for this model was when the original was offered for auction at the Gutierrez de Estrada sale in 1905, lot 167 and that Linke saw it at the exhibition prior to the sale.

The present lot is the one sold by Linke's grandson, Gaston Pierquet, at the Hotel des Ventes, Fontainebleau in 1995. In a subsequent meeting in October 2000, Mr. Pierquet confirmed in writing that the present lot was the one from François and Julie Linke's salon at 32 Quai Henri IV (shown opposite).

This table, in exceptional condition, is in the manner of Charles Topino, reçu maître 1773. This type of marquetry, transferring the Chinese lacquer and hardstone images of the 'Hundred Antiques' to the medium of marquetry, is commonly attributed to Topino. However, Topino also sold marquetry panels to his contemporaries, such as Jean-Baptiste Tuart and Léonard Boudin, for incorporation in furniture.