Live Auction 14226Opulence: Silver, Gold Boxes, 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE
Lot 160

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE

IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NO. 114, PARIS, CIRCA 1890-1910

Closed6 June 2017

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GBP 25,000

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY VITRINE-TABLE
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NO. 114, PARIS, CIRCA 1890-1910
The hinged top opening to a velvet-lined interior with glazed sides, on four caryatid legs joined by a pierced stretcher, the lock-plate 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

This popular model by Linke was introduced in 1890 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 was displayed 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).