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An important and unusual cabinet, decorated in the Chinoiserie…
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Melbourne
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27-May-2008
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An important and unusual cabinet, decorated in the Chinoiserie manner, French, signed Linke, 19th century, the everted pediment decorated with fine gilt bronze mounts above two doors, highly decorative with oriental inspired scenes, supported on four shaped feet, 126 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 185 cm high. Francois Linke was undoubtedly the most important Parisian ebeniste of his time. Having served an apprenticeship in his home town of Panfras, Bohemia, Linke arrived in Paris in 1875 and set up an independent workshops at 170, Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine in 1881 and later also at 26 Place Vendome. By 1900 the Paris Exposition Universelle was taking place. Linke's world wide reputation as a master of high individualism and inventiveness was already well established and unmatched by his contemporaries. His success at the 1900 exhibition afforded Linke a high degree of financial stability and allowed him to pursue new markets by exhibiting at other international fairs
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Furniture: Cabinets & Cupboards - Storage