Circa 1890s, index number 1810, kingwood and satinwood veneers, interior lock plate signed: Ct. Linke / Serrurerie / Paris, for Clement Linke, one knee mount signed in script: Linke for cabinetmaker Francois Linke (1855-1946 French), interior sabot further stamped: Linke, the eared puddingstone marble top over a foliate gilt-bronze mounted body marquetry inlaid with flowers, the locking three-quarters door enclosing a wood shelf, on cabriole legs terminating in rocaille sabots, with key, 35.25'' H x 57.75'' W x 24.5'' D, est: $30,000/40,000
Literature: A similar model with inset Japanese lacquered panels illustrated, C. Payne, "Francois Linke 1855-1946: The Belle Epoque of French Furniture", Woodbride, 2003, p. 505. Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA

Overall good condition, with scattered minor scratches and scuffs commensurate with age. Scattered minor nicks to verso edges of puddingstone marble top. An approximately 5.5''-long crack through veneers of smaller cabinet door.