Pair Of Cassolettes Stamped "a. Giroux Paris", 19th Century
A pair of griotte red marble cassolettes with beautiful Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounts.
They rest on a trefoil base adorned with acanthus leaves in the center, supporting three hooved feet decorated with palmettes and pearl swags.
The ovoid body is highlighted by three finely chiseled rams' heads joined by a laurel wreath. The domed lids are decorated with a gadrooned frieze and terminate in pine cone finials.
Stamped "Mson A. GIROUX PARIS".
19th century.
Height: 50 cm.
François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (? – Paris, 1848) opened his shop at 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré around 1799. Active from the Consulate to the end of the Second Empire, the Alphonse Giroux firm (1799-1881) was one of the most flourishing Parisian luxury stores of the 19th century. It sold fashionable curiosities during the Restoration period. A supplier to the Crown, the aristocracy, and the bourgeoisie, its success is inextricably linked to the rise of a new industrial art.
Louis XVIII and Charles X were among its illustrious clients.
They rest on a trefoil base adorned with acanthus leaves in the center, supporting three hooved feet decorated with palmettes and pearl swags.
The ovoid body is highlighted by three finely chiseled rams' heads joined by a laurel wreath. The domed lids are decorated with a gadrooned frieze and terminate in pine cone finials.
Stamped "Mson A. GIROUX PARIS".
19th century.
Height: 50 cm.
François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux (? – Paris, 1848) opened his shop at 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré around 1799. Active from the Consulate to the end of the Second Empire, the Alphonse Giroux firm (1799-1881) was one of the most flourishing Parisian luxury stores of the 19th century. It sold fashionable curiosities during the Restoration period. A supplier to the Crown, the aristocracy, and the bourgeoisie, its success is inextricably linked to the rise of a new industrial art.
Louis XVIII and Charles X were among its illustrious clients.
7 500 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Marble
Height: 50 cm
Reference (ID): 1656482
Availability: In stock
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