Vitrine Cabinet Table

French Caryatide Vitrine and table 12th scale kit

Exceptional Louis XVI style table andvitrine  The vitrine opens by one door. The legs of the table are tapering fluted quiver-form legs joined by a pierced stretcher. It is not supplied with the little urn on the stretcher. The style dates to 1754 - 1793. Louis XVI's reign who will forever be associated with the outbreak of the French Revolution and the end of Versailles' royal era. However the design is attributed to François Linke, born in 1855 in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), worked as a cabinet-maker in Paris from about 1882 until his death in 1946. In 1900, at the apex of his career, he opened a new shop at the famous Parisian place Vendôme. He specialised in Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture: all pieces were beautifully mounted with gilt-bronze ornaments, and he received numerous commissions. In later years his style become more ornate after collaborations with the sculpture Léon Messagé.

A simply beautiful cabinet to display your most precious miniatures.....there are too many options of how to present this piece...all of which would look perfect; Faux wood and gilt, Painted French grey with off white highlights, black and gilt, cream and gilt....the list goes on....

The table comes in 6 parts and unpainted.

The Vitrine (display cabinet) comes in 7 parts plus acrylic window to be cut.

The table is made from metal

The Vitrine is made from resin and metal. 

The little finial is not part of the table design and therefore not included in the kit.

Made from lead free pewter alloy & Rresin

Vitrine (top section) Measurements: 5.8cm wide x    4.5cm deep  x  7.5cm tall

Table Measurements: 6.5cm wide x 4.1cm deep x 7.2cm tall