rançois Linke – Louis XV-style Bureau plat Circa 1880.

Bureau plat veneered in rosewood and kingwood.
Double-sided design, top with moulded edging, veneered all around.
Leather writing surface with gilt tooling (worn).
Three drawers without crossbars, cabriole legs with five facets.
Attractive ornamentation of finely chiselled gilt-bronze mounts: frames, acanthus drops, flowers and flames, sabots.
Keyhole escutcheons with leather motifs and oak leaves, pierced key.
Oak carcass.
Signed F. Linke on a bronze mount.
Circa 1880.

Clearance under the central drawer: 60.5 cm
Height of the top: 75.5 cm
Width: 151 cm
Depth: 81 cm