A Fine French Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Amboyna Table in Louis XVI Style

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE-MOUNTED AMBOYNA CENTRE TABLE IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, AFTER THE FONTAINEBLEAU MODEL

The circular variegated green marble top inset within a palmette-cast ormolu surround, supported by four scrolled lion paw monopodiae headed by winged sirens, on a concave-sided plinth centered by an urn with berried finial.

Date:Late 19th century
Origin: French
Dimension: 33 in. x 40 in. diameter

Attributed: F. Linke  

The original model of this table is attributed to Weisweiler and Thomire and was delivered by Rocheux to the Palace of Fontainebleau in 1810. The design was subsequently copied at the turn of the century by cabinetmakers such as François Linke, who acquired the model at the vente Millet held on 7-9 June 1905. Two years later, he produced his first copy, listed as index number 1390, and completed with a porcelain vase imitating porphyry. The model proved popular and Linke is recorded making further tables