A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD VITRINE-CABINET

BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 149, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD VITRINE-CABINET
BY FRANÇOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 149, PARIS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The spreading central pediment and flanking sides with fleur de pêcher marble tops above a sycamore panelled frieze inset with scrolling vine, birds and ram mounts, over bevelled glazed doors and sides, the mirror-backed interior with two glass shelves, on six stiff-leaf-mounted toupie feet, the lockplate stamped to the reverse 'CT. LINKE SERRURERIE PARIS', with original key stamped with the index number '149' to the flag
54 in.(137 cm.) high; 49½ in. (126 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute Peter I, King of Serbia, (1844-1921) or his son Alexander I (1888-1934), King of Yugoslavia, for the Stari Dvor, or Old Palace, Belgrade.
The Embassy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Athens, Greece until second half 20th century.

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Lot Essay

Compare a meuble à hauteur d'appui, index number 448, with panelled as opposed to glazed doors, illustrated in a black and white photograph of Linke's 26, place Vendôme showrooms (see C. Payne, François Linke, 1855-1946 - The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003 p. 486). Please see lot 32 for a note on François Linke.

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