plat Excellent Bureau or Center Table Louis XVI style from the 19th century in the style of Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820), mahogany and mahogany veneer, probably by Francois Linke (1855-1946) in his early years at Maison Krieger : Stock rectangular fluted legs with bronze sabots is the rectangular table top with rounded, slightly retracted corners which is surrounded by a bronze band. Under the table top, there is a narrow frame with a continuous drawer which can be opened by a hidden push-button mechanism. The frame is decorated on all four sides with rectangular, black-bottomed cartridges each carrying an elaborately engraved and excellently plated bronze application in Louis XVI style: a central Bacchus mask is framed by two cornucopiae and accompanied by a pair of opposed goats within a Blumenarabeske , The rounded corners are decorated with gold-plated bronze fittings in the form of hanging tambourines in a Floralvignette. The shape of the bureau plats is inspired by works of the most famous cabinetmakers of the time of Louis XVI., Adam Weisweiler (1744-1820), whose works act despite a wealth of Louis XVI gilded bronze applications easy, elegant and graceful. The classical decoration of the frame which is located on that table, was also used by Adam Weisweiler, inspired by the designs of Pierre Gouthière (1732-1813), one of the most famous bronziers and designers of the time of Louis XVI. The same bronze fittings can be found on several furniture by Francois Linke and Maison Krieger, one of the leading Parisian furniture manufacturers, the pieces produced by Linke offered - this may explain why this beautiful table does not bear the signature of Francois Linke. Weisweiler received his title in 1778 and was at the end of the reign of Louis XVI. One of the brillantesten carpenter. He received commissions from the French court, usually by the art dealer Dominique Daguerre, whose clients include the Prince of Wales, the future George IV of England, was one he delivered to the furniture for his residence in Carlton House. Under these furniture are works by Weisweiler, more furniture this cabinetmakers were undoubtedly during caused by the French Revolution sales of English Court bought so Weisweiler is very well represented in the royal collections in England today. François Linke was a French cabinetmaker of Austrian origin (1855 Pankraz / Bohemia - Paris 1946) and undoubtedly the greatest Parisian cabinetmaker of his time. After Left in his hometown of Pankraz, Bohemia, had worked as an apprentice, he settled in 1875 in Paris and founded in 1881 his own workshop in the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine 170. There he sets in the various historical styles of the ancien regime ago. With its participation in the International World Exhibition in Paris, he reached the pinnacle of his career in 1900, an international high-profile clientele was known whose jobs gave him great financial stability. This enabled him to settle in sprawling apartments on the prestigious Place Vendome, and to conquer new, often distant international markets by participating in numerous international exhibitions. He was the supplier of the most famous and richest families in the world. Left furnished the residences of rulers such as King Fouad I of Egypt, billionaires like Raphael de Lamar in New York, Simon Patino, nicknamed "Rockefeller of the Andes" or Antonio "Count" Devoto, the famous Argentine magnate from.
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