A fine French late 19th century plum pudding mahogany, satinwood and gilt bronze mounted vitrine cabinet Possibly by Francois Linke (1855 - 1946) The stepped marble top above a panelled door centred by a dancing muse playing the tambourine supported by Bacchanal putti flanked by glazed panelled doors enclosing glass shelves, the lock plates stamped to the reverse 'VP Paris' and with a pair of crossed keys, 146cm wide x 41cm deep x 163cm high, (57in wide x 16in deep x 64in high) Fußnoten A very similar vitrine cabinet made by Linke was sold at Christie's London, Chateau; A distinguished American Collection of Important 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art, lot 4. The design for the central door mounts of Erato, the Muse of Poetry, was exhibited by Christofle at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1878, and is engraved in the Illustrated Catalogue Paris International Exhibition, p. 137. This design was probably provided by François Linke being the same pattern he used to create the decoration for the present cabinet. As well as Linke, other French 19th century master cabinet makers such as Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand are also known to have copied this model, including one which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 14 April 2008, lot 238.
A fine French late 19th century plum pudding mahogany, satinwood and gilt bronze mounted vitrine cabinet Possibly by Francois Linke (1855 - 1946) The stepped marble top above a panelled door centred by a dancing muse playing the tambourine supported by Bacchanal putti flanked by glazed panelled doors enclosing glass shelves, the lock plates stamped to the reverse 'VP Paris' and with a pair of crossed keys, 146cm wide x 41cm deep x 163cm high, (57in wide x 16in deep x 64in high) Fußnoten A very similar vitrine cabinet made by Linke was sold at Christie's London, Chateau; A distinguished American Collection of Important 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art, lot 4. The design for the central door mounts of Erato, the Muse of Poetry, was exhibited by Christofle at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1878, and is engraved in the Illustrated Catalogue Paris International Exhibition, p. 137. This design was probably provided by François Linke being the same pattern he used to create the decoration for the present cabinet. As well as Linke, other French 19th century master cabinet makers such as Gervais-Maximilien-Eugène Durand are also known to have copied this model, including one which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 14 April 2008, lot 238.
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