Lot 91
  • 91

A French gilt-bronze mounted kingwood table à nuit, circa 1900, by François Linke

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Marble, brass, mahogany, kingwood, oak
  • 86cm. high, 44cm. wide, 40cm. deep; 2ft. 10in., 1ft. 5¼in., 1ft. 3¾in.
with a serpentine red and grey and veined marble top, signed top right F. Linke, with a drawer above a panel covered door enclosing a marble lined interior, on cabriole legs with an undertier

Condition

Overall very good condition. Minor losses to veneers on the undertier and to the left hand side, which has and age crack. The undertier is slightly scuffed. The mounts could benefit from cleaning according to taste. A piece of exceptional quality.
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