French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu, marble side table

A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Tulipwood, Ormolu and Breche Rouge marble side table. This wonderful oval side table is raised by four tapered fluted legs...

An attractive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and Ormolu side table, signed Sormani, Paris. This impressive single drawer side table is raised ...

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood, Kingwood, Ormolu and marble side table. This stunning table is raised by four elongated and slender cabriole l...

A wonderfully detailed and elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Tulipwood and Ormolu side table, attributed to Francois Linke. This one drawer freestanding table is raised by sle...

An Elegant Tulipwood Table In the Louis XVI Style Veneered in a beautifully figured tulipwood with a contrasting kingwood inlay and decorated with mercury...

A very Fine French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood and ormolu-mounted marble top gueridon side table. The semi-circular single-drawer table fitted with a Rouge Royal marble top ...

A very fine French 19th-early 20th century Louis XV style mahogany, tulipwood, parquetry and ormolu mounted oval gueridon side table with a Brêche Violette marble top, attributed to François Linke (1855-1946). The inset oval Brêche Violette marble top with a gilt-bronze surround, above a lozenge parquetry frieze with foliate ormolu mounts, with a drawer to one side, on cabriole legs headed by clasps and joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher centered by a finial, on scroll sabots. Unsigned. Circa: Paris, 1900. François Linke (1855-1946) was one of the most celebrated ébénistes of his time. Born in Pankraz, Bohemia, Linke moved to Paris in 1875 and six years later established independent ateliers at 170, rue de Faubourg St. Antoine. As was the practice among contemporaries and noteworthy predecessors, such as Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson, Linke initially produced furniture derived from styles popular during the 18th century ancien régime. By 1900, his worldwide reputation as an individualistic master of high quality furniture was already established. However, with a huge display, placing his extravagant pieces in room settings and winning the Médaille d'Or for his Grand Bureau, Linke's participation in the Paris 1900 exhibition...

A very fine French 19th century Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted side table with drawer by François Linke. The foliate key plate with ormolu banding repeated on all sides ...