FRANCOIS LINKE, (1855-1946 A fine and rare carved giltwood torchere. In the Louis XIV STYLE, height 5 ft. 3 1/2 in.; diameter of top 17 in. circa 1907 archive number 1546 Provenance: Jean Bieder, Francois Linke's foreman in the 1920's, who took over Linke's business in 1946. Sotheby's New York