François Linke Coffee Table, Bronze Signed Georges-françois Alix.

Attributable to François Linke and Georges-François Alix. Mahogany and mahogany veneer "kidney" table opening with a drawer in the belt. Fluted uprights, curved legs joined by a spacer shelf. Griotte brocatelle marble top. Rich gilt bronze ornamentation signed ALIX on the back. Key lock. Transition Louis XV Louis XVI style work. Height: 73.5 cm - Length: 60 cm - Depth: ~34 cm - Signed ALIX on the back of the gilt bronze mounts. Georges-François Alix (1846-1906) was established at 46, rue de Charonne and moved in 1878 to 6 bis, rue Richard Lenoir. He specialized in "antique furniture, bronzes, and marquetry" and participated in many important international exhibitions of the time, including the Paris exhibitions of 1884, 1885, and 1889. There are several references to "Alix" in the archives of the renowned furniture maker François Linke. The references date from after Alix's death in 1906 and indicate that Linke purchased several of Alix's wooden models and marquetry pieces. A selection of Alix's wooden templates survives in Linke's archives.