A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRONZE AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED EBONY PARQUETRY JEWELLERY CASKET
BY MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Applied overall with pierced arabesque strapwork set with various hardstone cabochons on a cube parquetry ground, the sides with loop handles, the tulipwood and ebony star and cube parquetry interior fitted with three brown velour-covered lift-out trays, the lockplate engraved 'Alph. Giroux et Cie. Paris'
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRONZE AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED EBONY PARQUETRY JEWELLERY CASKET
BY MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Applied overall with pierced arabesque strapwork set with various hardstone cabochons on a cube parquetry ground, the sides with loop handles, the tulipwood and ebony star and cube parquetry interior fitted with three brown velour-covered lift-out trays, the lockplate engraved 'Alph. Giroux et Cie. Paris'
7½ in. (19 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
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