Attributed to François Linke A gilt and patinated bronze, ceramic, and burr amboyna circular center table Paris, late 19th / early 20th century, after the celebrated model by Adam Weisweiler

the vase with the Samson mark in underglaze blue

C. Payne, François Linke 1855-1946 The Belle Epoque of French Furniture, Woodbridge, 2003, p. 208, pl. 228 for the watercolor; J.P. Samoyault, Meubles entrés sous le Premier Empire, Paris, 2004, p. 248, fig. 176

Overall in good condition, tarnishing to gilt bronze. This table is of excellent manufacture with regards to casting of the bronze and cabinetry and is in keeping with Francoise Linke workshop standard, and is also in keeping with Francoise Linke table of this model previously inspected by our specialist. It is possible that this table was a special commission and that the commissioner request that Francois Linke did not engrave his signature. Minor nicks and chips to amboyna consistent with age and use. The table is a bit wobbly, the four supports will need to be tightened.
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François Linke acquired a model of the present table at the sale of Maison Millet's stock in 1905. Two years later he produced his first version, listed as no. 1390, complete with a porcelain vase imitating porphyry. Christopher Payne, in his book "François Linke, 1855-1946, The Belle Epoque of French Furniture," records Linke as making eight further examples of this table, each with a blue porcelain vase supplied by Samson et Cie. The superbly modelled bronze caryatids to the tops of the scrolled decoration can be attributed to Léon Messagé. 

The present table is based on a model of a circular table attributed to Adam Weisweiler and Thomire, which was delivered by Rocheaux to Fontainebleau Palace in 1810. A table of this form appears in the well-known portrait titled Madame X by John Singer Sargent, now in the permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.