IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANCOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 114, CIRCA 1890-1900

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY TABLE
IN THE MANNER OF ADAM WEISWEILER, BY FRANCOIS LINKE, INDEX NUMBER 114, CIRCA 1890-1900
The fleur de pêcher marble top above a foliate frieze, fitted on one side with a drawer and centered to the front and back with a relief cast with putti, on female caryatid supports joined by a loop stretcher with central basket, the right side molding signed F. Linke, the underside of the marble with a label for Cheylus & Cie.
29¼ in. (75 cm.) high, 31 in. (79 cm.) wide, 20¾ in. (52.5 cm.) deep

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Interestingly, the paper label to the underside of this table refers to the packing firm of Cheylus, who Linke hired for shipping on a number of occasions, including the packing of his Grand bureau (index number 550) to Berlin in 1903 (C. Payne, François Linke: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 128).

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