Cigar Humidor Signed Alphonse Giroux Count Boulle Crown Napoleon III Period Napoleon 3

DESCRIPTION: Beautiful cigar humidor in fruit wood larquetry and brass fillets. Thuya burl, ebony, rosewood. This pretty cigar humidor is signed by table cabinetmaker Alphonse Giroux, a reference in the field. On the hood, in the brass cartouche, a count's crown and the number of Count Charles Cousin-Montauban (double "C" embedded), Count of Palikao, Chief of Staff and Minister of War at the end of Napoleon III, from August 10 to September 4, 1870. Interior with two storage trays for cigars, as well as a small drawer intended to accommodate the smoker's objects. Ornamentation of gilded bronzes with handles, key entry, angles. Rests on 4 small ball feet. DIMENSIONS: L 31 x W 21 x H 21 PERIOD: Napoleon III around 1870 AVAILABILITY: immediate PRICE: 790 euros.