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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED IMARI VASES AND COVERS
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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED IMARI VASES AND COVERS

THE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY, THE MOUNTS BY ALPHONSE GIROUX

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A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED IMARI VASES AND COVERS
The porcelain 18th Century, the mounts by Alphonse Giroux
Each vase of baluster form and decorated in blues, reds and gold on a pale-blue ground, with flowers, foliage, screens and birds, the foliate-carved flared lip flanked by an acanthus-scrolled pair of arms, supported by a pair of putti holding floral swags, the fluted socle resting on the domed cover of the vase, above foliate scrolls issuing from the putti, on a canted square base, each engraved on the base 'MAISON ALPH. GIROUX. PARIS', one supporting putto lacking the hanging vine
23¾ in. (60.5 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The Maison Alphonse Giroux was established in 1799 by Fraçois-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (d. 1848), with premises at 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, Paris. Specialising in the production and sale of small items of furniture, objets d'art, de fantaisie et de papeterie, the firm was responsible for the bedroom suite supplied to Charles X in 1826. In 1838, the company was taken over by Giroux's two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (d. 1886) and André (d. 1874), who under the name of Giroux & Cie, continued and expanded the business, showing and frequently winning medals at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie française. In 1857 the business relocated to 43 boulevard des Capucines, where it remained until 1867 when it was taken over by Duvinage and Harrinckouk.

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