Code:1014

Description

36 ½ in. (93 cm.) high, 64 ¾ in. (164.5 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in.
(59.5 cm.) deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY, SYCAMORE AND
FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY COMMODE
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, THE MOUNTS DESIGNED BY LÉON MESSAGÉ,
INDEX NO. 720, PARIS, CIRCA 1905
The serpentine flêur de pêcher marble top over a pair of drawers centered
with a central concave marquetry panel of fruit and vines, contained within
an ormolu border of laurel leaves and berries, over entwined cornucopia,
on cabriole legs headed by lion pelts, signed F. Linke on the front lower
apron mount, the reverse of the lockplate stamped CT
LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS/720