BY ALPHONSE GIROUX, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III 'JAPONISME' GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENED POT-POURRI VASE
BY ALPHONSE GIROUX, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The pierced foliate lid with dragon finial above a waisted frieze with relief-cast dragon motifs and a bulbous body flanked by macaque handles, raised on three mask hipped feet, the rim signed 'ALPH. GIROUX PARIS'
12 in. (31 cm.) high

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Founded in 1799 by François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (d. 1848) with premises at 7, rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré, in 1838, the company was taken over by Giroux's two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (d. 1886) and André (d. 1874), who traded under the name of Giroux & Cie. In 1855 and 1857, Giroux received prestigious commissions from Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie and supplied 'oriental-revival' items, such as candelabras, mantel clocks and vases, for the re-decoration of Fontainebleau and the installation of the 'Musée Chinois'.

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