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ALPHONSE GIROUX (1776-1848), WRITING DESK, NAPOLEON III PERIOD rectangular, stepped writing desk; in blackened wood, bird's-eye maple veneer, burr amboyna, bois de rapport and pewter, brass and mother-of-pearl veneer; decorated in reserves, some oblong, with flower branches, medallion with foliage scrolls, laurel wreath plaque. It opens on the top to accommodate the inkwell, on the tier by a sliding cylinder to reveal letter trays and on the top by a flap forming a leather-covered writing desk. Signed on the lock (A few accidents) A writing case by Alphonse Giroux, Napoleon III period, 19th century HEIGHT. 25- WIDTH. 40 - PROF. 31 CM - H. 9,8 - W. 15,7 - D. 12,2 IN. Founded in 1799, Alphonse Giroux offered a wide variety of objects, from marquetry to painting, but also sold art supplies and published engravings, maps and planispheres. The business was founded by François Simon Alphonse Giroux and continued by his two sons, Alphonse Gustave and the younger André, who was a painter. Located on Boulevard des Capucines since 1855, it was taken over by Ferdinand Duvinage at the end of the Second Empire.

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ALPHONSE GIROUX (1776-1848), WRITING DESK, NAPOLEON III PERIOD rectangular, stepped writing desk; in blackened wood, bird's-eye maple veneer, burr amboyna, bois de rapport and pewter, brass and mother-of-pearl veneer; decorated in reserves, some oblong, with flower branches, medallion with foliage scrolls, laurel wreath plaque. It opens on the top to accommodate the inkwell, on the tier by a sliding cylinder to reveal letter trays and on the top by a flap forming a leather-covered writing desk. Signed on the lock (A few accidents) A writing case by Alphonse Giroux, Napoleon III period, 19th century HEIGHT. 25- WIDTH. 40 - PROF. 31 CM - H. 9,8 - W. 15,7 - D. 12,2 IN. Founded in 1799, Alphonse Giroux offered a wide variety of objects, from marquetry to painting, but also sold art supplies and published engravings, maps and planispheres. The business was founded by François Simon Alphonse Giroux and continued by his two sons, Alphonse Gustave and the younger André, who was a painter. Located on Boulevard des Capucines since 1855, it was taken over by Ferdinand Duvinage at the end of the Second Empire.

Estimate 400 - 600 EUR

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