Lot 271 , Francois Linke. A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany bureau plat, width 129cm depth 66cm height 74cm

Francois Linke. A Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted mahogany bureau plat, Linke Index number: 118 Linke title: 'Table Louis XVI, bois d'acajou bronze dorés.'
with tooled gilt green skiver, acanthus leaf border, vineous scroll frieze enhanced with Bacchic masks, goats and squirrels and central drawer, on squared tapered legs with vine motif mounts and foliate toupie feet, width 129cm depth 66cm height 74cm
£10,000-15,000

Condition:
Overall looks to be in good honest condition, the skiver has extensive scuffing scratching and patches of damage with areas of the gilding now missing. Some light surface scratching in the wooden edges of the top which is a little lighter in colour than the underframe. Ormolu mounts with an attractive slightly matted finish and all look to be in good order but for some oxidisation to the lower legs and feet. A known Linke model, of the correct quality and age.

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