BY ALPHONSE GIROUX & CIE., PARIS, CIRCA 1880

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A FRENCH ORMOLU, IRON AND IVORY GOTHIC REVIVAL JEWELRY CASKET
BY ALPHONSE GIROUX & CIE., PARIS, CIRCA 1880
Applied overall with pierced strapwork and scrolling foliage, the angles mounted with figures in medieval dress, the velvet-lined interior concealing a spring-activated compartment, the lockplate engraved Al^s^e-Giroux et Cⁱ^e a Paris
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) deep

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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This 15th century-inspired iron strapwork casket is one of two jewelry boxes of this design retailed by Maison Giroux in the last quarter of the 19th century, an example of which is illustrated in D. Kisluk-Grosheid, 'Maison Giroux and its 'Oriental' Marquetry Technique', Furniture History: The Journal of The Furniture History Society, 1998, Vol. 34, p. 166. While the model was available in Ferdinand Duvinage's patented mosaïque métallique (described in the previous lot), Kisluk-Grosheid speculates that two versions were "produced in other luxurious materials...in order to broaden the appeal of the firm's wares" (ibid, p. 162).