Louis XV style 'Vernis Martin' kingwood vitrine, circa 1880s with painted panels signed 'H. Martin', the vitrine of serpentine form with a slightly arched top surmounted by a cast bronze scrolling crest, over a glazed door flanked by glazed panels, opening to a velvet lined interior with glass shelves, the sides glazed, the lower door & sides with Vernis Martin panels in champetre landscape, signed, the whole with fine gilt bronze bands, mounts & embellishments, on splayed legs with scrolling sabots. height205 cm, W: 126 cm, diameter 52 cm