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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE
Lot 149

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE

IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NO. 114, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed13 April 2017

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USD 30,000–50,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NO. 114, PARIS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The hinged top opening to a velvet-lined interior with glazed sides, on four caryatid legs joined by a pierced stretcher, the lockplate stamped CT LINKE/SERRURERIE/PARIS
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high, 30 7/8 in. (78.5 cm.) wide, 21 ½ in. (55 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Introduced in 1890, this popular design by Linke was produced by the firm through 1919 and, in the present bijouterie glass version, was part of Linke's award-winning display at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900, illustrated in situ in C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 122, pl. 137. Linke created several variants, including a fleur de pêcher marble-topped table, which can be seen in Linke's Place Vendôme showrooms in 1903 (C. Payne, pp. 160 & 161, pls. 171 & 172). Another vitrine-table was sold Christie's, New York, 18 November 2014, lot 101 ($43,750).