BY MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A NAPOLEON III 'JAPONISME' ORMOLU AND ETCHED-GLASS ETAGERE
BY MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Cast as faux bamboo, with three circular tiers each with a glass shelf etched with flowers, stamped 'MAISON ALPH. GIROUX PARIS' to the top front rim
30 ¾ in. (78 cm.) high, 17 in. (43 cm.) diameter

Provenance

The Duke and Duchess of Windsor; Sotheby's, New York, February 19-27 1998, lot 2605.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Paris, 17 June 2003, lot 46.

Literature

H. Vickers, The Private World of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, London, 1995, p. 22 (photographed in situ in the Duchess's Bathroom at the Windsor residence in Bois de Boulogne).

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

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Lot Essay

This étagère stood in The Gold Drawing Room at 24 Boulevard Suchet in Paris, and appears in the painting by Alexandre Serebriakov of the room, dated 1946.
A related table of elaborate design by Giroux was sold at Christie's, London, 24 May 2018, lot 606 (£23,750).

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