Box, ca. 1860, French, Wood veneered with parquetry of tulipwood and kingwood, gilt bronze, modern silk lining trimmed with metal thread, Overall (confirmed): 7 3/4 × 15 × 9 in. (19.7 × 38.1 × 22.9 cm), Woodwork, Displaying star-shaped parquetry and gilt-bronze mounts, this elegant coffer harks back to eighteenth-century traditions. The firm established by Alphonse Giroux (1775/76–1848)—a tabletier, or dealer in luxury goods—was known for its high-quality objects such as glove boxes, caskets for weddings and baptisms, gifts for the New Year, and small pieces of furniture in a variety of styles
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Box, ca, 1860, French, Wood veneered, parquetry, tulipwood, kingwood, gilt bronze, modern silk lining trimmed, metal thread, Overall, confirmed, 7 3/4, 15, 9, 19.7, 38.1, 22.9 cm, Woodwork, Displaying star-shaped, gilt-bronze mounts, elegant coffer, harks, back, eighteenth-century traditions, firm established, Alphonse Giroux, 1775, 76–1848, — tabletier, dealer, luxury goods—, high-quality objects, glove boxes, caskets, weddings, baptisms, gifts, New Year, small pieces, furniture, variety, styles
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