A transition style gilt-bronze mounted kingwood vitrine French, late 19th century , the bronze plaque attributed to Christofle & Cie

surmounted by a brèche d'alep marble top, the door opening to two glass shelves. 

Christofle & Cie, Tarif-Album des ornements en bronze galvanique pour décoration de Meubles, Paris, c. 1900

The top to the carcass with a square hole to fit a light; the edge beneath the marble top with losses and repaired chips to the veneer now showing some inpainting; back left corner with a loss to the veneer 1 inch in length; both back side edges of the vitirine with further losses to the veneers in small places with some inpainting; gilt-bronze with tarnishing; some mounts with new hardware. The front right leg with old adhesive residue; the apron of the central glazed door showing extensive restoration to the inside veneers.
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The renowned Société Charles Christofle & Cie obtained circa 1842-3 the use of patents taken out by the English firm of Elkington & Co. and Ruolz for the galvanic process of silvering and gilding metals known as argenterie électro-chimique. Works of arts produced with this new process were first exhibited at the 1844 Exposition des produits de l'industrie française in Paris.