"Tea Table By François Linke"
Sublime and very rare double-topped tea table in the Louis XV style. A work by the famous cabinetmaker François Linke. "François Linke" (1855 - 1946) , was undoubtedly the most important Parisian cabinetmaker of his time.
Initially an apprentice in his hometown of Pankraz in Bohemia, Linke arrived in Paris in 1875 and founded his own workshop in 1881 on the rue de Faubourg Saint Antoine.
Around1900, he was at the head of a veritable company of ninety workers.
By 1900, his reputation as one of the greatest masters of high-quality furniture was made.
However, it was his participation in the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 that marked the peak of his extraordinary career !
A true collector's item !
Very rare to find !
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