A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE, BURR-MAPLE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE, IN THE MANNER OF RIESENER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 886, PARIS, LATE CIRCA 1900-1910

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE, BURR-MAPLE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
IN THE MANNER OF RIESENER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 886, PARIS, LATE CIRCA 1900-1910
The Sarrancolin marble top above a frieze drawer above a vanteaux cupboard door, the interior with a single adjustable shelf, signed 'F. Linke' to the right side upper moulding, the original key stamped to the flag with Index Number '886'
37 ¾ in. (96 cm.) high; 59 in. (150 cm.) wide; 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) deep

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Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 March 2012, lot 112 (£32,450).

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 512-518)