French Ormolu and Champlevé Enamel Oval Dressing Table Mirror

An important Napoleon III Sèvres-style gilt bronze mounted onyx center table with porcelain plaques. The circular bronze mounted top center...

An exquisite kingwood and mahogany-veneered ormolu-mounted dressing table by Paul Sormani. The shaped top with floral inlay opens to fabric-lined compartment with mirror, sides with ...

Our beautiful antique (late 19th century) mirror finely crafted from bronze with champleve enamel designs and beveled glass measures 18 inches tall and is in very good condition. De...

A lovely oval gilded bronze table mirror, adorned with a polychrome “champlevé” enamel decor made of stylized flowers and beautiful gilded bronze mounts with putti, palms and garlands of flowers. Alphonse Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and in business from the time of the Consulate until the end of the Second Empire. The company was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse and continued in 1838 by his two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (1810-1886) and André (1801-1879). The father became a close associate of the royal family and specialized in the manufacture of refined items for gifts, winning a silver medal at the in 1834. Kings Louis XVIII and then Charles X were both supplied with gifts for « The Children of France » by Giroux. Making progressively small furniture, they were mentioned for the first time in 1837 in the class « cabinet...