Table en marqueterie et bronze doré de style Louis XVI, signée F. Linke, d'après le modèle de Riesener pour Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu

le plateau figurant l'Astronomie et la Géométrie, la ceinture ouvrant à un tiroir et ornée de rinceaux feuillagés en bronze doré et de panneaux représentant les Arts et les Sciences sous la forme de putti, reposant sur des pieds en gaine à pans coupés garnis d'épis de blé en bronze doré

Illustration is a little too clear. Giltbronzes are dirty and would benefit from a cleaning. The marquetry top with marks, scratches and dents would also benefit a slight refreshment. Otherwise, good table in good overall condition, made after a famous Riesener model (today in the Louvre) by the well-known cabinetmaker of the late 19th-century, François Linke.
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Linke a reproduit avec exactitude à plusieurs reprises cette table, parmi les meubles les plus célèbres de Riesener : il s'agit d'une des premières livraisons de ce dernier au Garde-Meuble royal, destinée à l'usage personnel de son intendant, Pierre-Elisabeth de Fontanieu, en 1771 (dépôt du château de Versailles au musée du Louvre).