Grace Vitrine

An ormolu-mounted mahogany vitrine by Francois Linke (1855-1946). He is considered to be one of the finest ebonists and bronzers of the 19th century. This piece was manufactured in the 1890s.
Art Heritage have created a version of beech wood vitrine in addition to bronze mounts using lost wax molding technique and padded with upholstery capitone on the back
The replica furniture industry developed in the mid-2000s as a means to legally reproduce furniture designs which no longer held valid copyright protection. Many replica furniture companies are based in the UK The current furniture copyright laws in the UK differ from much of the rest of Europe, allowing designer furniture to be reproduced. Distributed and purchased.