BY FRANCOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 73, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD VITRINE-ON-STAND
BY FRANCOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 73, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The three-quarter galleried top above a cabinet door centered with a 'crab', the legs joined by an undertier, the reverse of the mounts various incised 'FL', the lock-plate stamped CT LINKE
62 ½ in. (149.5 cm.) high, 28 in. (71 cm.) wide, 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This popular model by Linke, centered with Méssagé's recognizable 'crab-like acanthus' design, was available in a number of variations. A design for a simplified version is illustrated in C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 64 and a cliché for this more decorative variation is illustrated in C. Payne, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 487.

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