Live Auction 17186The Collector: Silver and 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics & Works of Art
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED EBONY PARQUETRY CASKET
Lot 538 PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED EBONY PARQUETRY CASKET

ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX ET CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860

Closed14 November 2019

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GBP 2,500

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND HARDSTONE-MOUNTED EBONY PARQUETRY CASKET
ATTRIBUTED TO MAISON ALPHONSE GIROUX ET CIE, PARIS, CIRCA 1860
Mounted overall with hardstone cabochons on a cube parquetry ground, the central orange agate stone concealing a lock and opening to reveal a tulipwood and ebony star and cube parquetry veneered interior
7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high; 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep

Specialist note


An identical casket with lockplate engraved 'Alph. Giroux et Cie. Paris' sold Christie’s, London, 20 September 2012, lot 2 (£16,250). The Maison Alphonse Giroux specialised in the production and sale of small items of furniture, as well as 'objets d'art, de fantaisie et de papeterie'.