New Époque: Adrian Alan - Selected Works

New Époque: Adrian Alan - Selected Works

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A LOUIS XV STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD BOMBÉ VITRINE, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, THE MOUNTS DESIGNED BY LÉON MESSAGÉ, CIRCA 1900

Lot Closed

October 28, 02:59 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 90,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A LOUIS XV STYLE GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD BOMBÉ VITRINE, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, THE MOUNTS DESIGNED BY LÉON MESSAGÉ, CIRCA 1900


the brèche violette marble top above a central door opening to three adjustable glass shelves, signed ‘F. Linke’, stamped ‘FL’ to the reverse of the bronze mounts

191cm. high, 130cm. wide, 55cm. deep; 6ft. 3¼in., 4ft. 3⅛in., 1ft. 9⅝in.


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Property from an Private American Collection;

Christie's London, 29 March 2007, lot 100.

Adrian Alan, Catalogue VIII, pp.10-11, no.2.


RELATED LITERATURE

C. Payne, François Linke, 1855-1946 - The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 151, pl. 158, p. 153, pl. 161, p. 243, pl. 258.