Details
The hinged rectangular top with glazed central panel and circular corners, enclosing a celadon velvet-lined interior and revealing sunflower roundels to each corner, the frieze inset with similar glazed panels with leaf cast borders, raised on four basket-bearing caryatid supports joined by a pierced stretcher centred by a feather canopy, on four spirally-fluted feet terminating in stiff-leaf sabots, the lock plate stamped 'CT LINKE/ SURRURERIE' and '114'
2914 in. (74.5 cm.) high; 31 in. (78.5 cm.) wide; 2134 in. (55.5 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This popular model by Linke was introduced in1890 and, in the present bijouterie glass version, was part of Linke's award-winning display at the Paris Exposition Universellein 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 (ibid, pp. 160 & 161, pls. 171 & 172). Another vitrine-table by Linke was sold Christie's, New York, 18 November 2014, lot 101 ($43,750).

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