20th Century royal side table after Francois Linke, Paris, black gold. Majestic side table with extremely finely chased and gold-plated bronze fittings. Slightly convex and concave curved body, flanked by extended corner pilasters on high, elegantly curved legs ending in sabots. Slightly protruding, passively curved, profile-framed bronze-framed cover plate. Solid oak black. This side table is the pinnacle of artisan furniture. François Linke is considered the most important Parisian cabinet maker in the late 19th and early 20th century. The main sources of his work are the furniture of the French Rococo and Classicism during the reign of Louis XV. (Including Régence) and Louis XVI.