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Lot 441
A NAPOLEON III GILT, SILVERED AND PATINATED ELECTROTYPE CASKET
CIRCA 1870, PROBABLY BY EMILE-AUGUSTE REIBER FOR CHRISTOFLE & CIE
Fermé9 September 2014
Prix réalisé
GBP 1,250
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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.