CIRCA 1870, PROBABLY BY EMILE-AUGUSTE REIBER FOR CHRISTOFLE & CIE

Emile-Auguste Reiber (1826-1893) was appointed head of Christofle's design studio in 1865. Using the new technology of electroforming and plating, he sought to imitate the cloisonnés enamels and mixed-metal bronzework found in Japan and China.