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Lot 219
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François Linke 1855 - 1946 A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE MOUNTED MAHOGANY MIRRORS Paris, early 20th century

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • François Linke
  • bronze,mahogany
  • height 41 1/2 in.; width 36 in.
  • 105.5 cm; 91.5 cm
each fitted with a bevelled mirror plate

Literature

Christopher Payne, François Linke, London , 2003, p. 231, pl. 249 for an illustration of this model mounted on commode index number 268 in the New York town house of Arabella Huntington.

Condition

One of the pair with a lighter colored gilding consistent with recent cleaning,
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