Early 20th Century French Patinated Vitrine

A distinctive patina gives this vintage vitrine a romantic air of nostalgia. Made in France in the 20th century, glass windows on all four sides of the case maximize natural light, i...

A timeworn patina gives this antique vitrine an air of romance. Built in France in the 1800s, the silhouette has a Provincial simplicity, graceful yet unadorned. The windows of the c...

This wooden patinated vitrine was produced in France during the turn of the century. Featuring a double-case with glass doors, this tall vitrine features cornice beveled crown moldin...

Showcasing an unconventional design, this 20th-century French wooden vitrine presents an ornate base adorned with miniature spindles along the edges. The intricate detailing complem...

Immerse yourself in the bygone era of French elegance with this Early 20th Century French Metal Vitrine. A true statement piece, this cabinet show...

A wooden vitrine created in early 20th century France. This enormous display case proudly displays a bold sense of classic and impressive construction. An elegant glass pane slides a...

This beautiful Vitrine comes from former Austro- Hungarian monarchy areas and was made around early 20th Century. It features two storage sections with sliding doors and adjustable s...

This beautiful Vitrine comes from former Austro- Hungarian monarchy areas and was made around early 20th Century. It features two storage sections with sliding doors and adjustable s...

Display your treasured objects in this beautiful early 20th century French Empire style mahogany vitrine. Beveled glass panels can be found in the case antique’s door and sides, allowing one to view the contents placed inside on its two glass shelves. A mirrored back gives the illusion of a completely transparent cabinet. The vitrine has recently undergone a refinishing, giving the antique a ‘like new’ appearance. The wonderful brass hardware found at the capital and base of the pilaster columns which flank the door has been polished to a brilliant luster - along with the sabots that cap the front feet. Inside, two additional finished mahogany lower shelves can be used to house objects...

Early 20th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted parquetry vitrine by François Linke. Index number 458. The fleur de pêcher marble-top above a scrolling acanthus and ...

This Vitrine 3 doors has been refinished and has a thin Burgundy paint color inside. The left and right inside dimensions of the doors is 22.5''W x 13''D The center door is 21.25''W.

A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by a laurel wreath and crossed acanthus branches, above a central large door at top by a lyre on drapery-covered plinth, flanked by scrolling acanthus, with a smaller door to each side hung with floral swags and with central oval plate, the divides cast with a slender flower-filled vase, the interior with adjustable shelves and drawers to the bottom, on shaped foliate-cast plinth and acanthus-capped tapering feet. Inscribed F. Linke to the top right bronze mount and stamped “C LINKE” on the back of the locks. Linke was born in Pankraz in Bohemia and was celebrated by the French as one of the greatest ébénistes of meubles de style at the turn of the century. He began his apprenticeship with a Bohemian master at the age of thirteen. Four years later, he toured Austria, settling and working in Vienna for two years. Linke arrived in Paris in 1875, and by 1881 he had established his own small workshop at 170 rue du Faubourg St. Antoine. Taking 18th century styles as his starting point and adapting earlier styles to contemporary taste, Linke produced fine quality furniture, steadily expanding his business during the next 20 years. He firmly established his reputation after receiving a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1900 for his extraordinary Grand Bureau. He continued to use international fairs as a means of exploring new markets, exhibiting at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the Liege in Belgium and the 1908 Franco-British exhibition in London. Linke’s highly original designs sprang from the Régence and Rococo styles but were imbued with something quite new – Rococo curves were laden with gilt-bronze sculptural mounts in the tradition of A.-C. Boulle (1642-1732) or Charles Cressent (1685-1758). Stylistically, the new designs still adhered to the Rococo; the novelty, however, was Linke’s fusion of the Rococo with the liveliness and the fluidity of the ‘art nouveau’. The Revue called Linke’s creations entierement nouveau, and continued to say that ‘Linke’s stand...