François Linke - Louis XVI Style Library

Large three-door bookcase in molded and veneered mahogany. Rich ornamentation of gilded bronzes. Pediment with friezes of oves, pearl medallion with musical attributes. Garlands of flowers and knotted ribbons. Molded cornice with recesses, oge and fluting. Decorated with pearls, floral foliage, fruit falls and intertwined laurels. The exterior doors with beveled glass, panels inlaid with cubes, garlands of flowers and rosettes. Rounded uprights with molded reserves, flower falls. The central door with beveled glass, rosettes, laurel falls, leather with laurel and oak foliage, two interior drawers. Fluted uprights with asparagus tips. Low molded cornice with reserves, laurel and acanthus posts. Dice with fleurons, apron with foliated Greek frets. Fluted spindle legs, gadrooned and guilloche rings. Sides inlaid with cubes and fillets. Antique lock entries, keys with laurel crowns. Exceptional quality, finely chiseled bronzes, oak frame. French polish. Signed Linke on the inside of the lock. Circa 1880. Can be dismantled. Height 260 cm, width 220 cm, depth 61 cm. Delivery possible. https://www.antiquites-saintjean.fr