"Lyre" Easel Mirror, Attributed to Louchet Frères, France, Circa 1890

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...

Large octogonal illuminating mirror in rosso antico marble and silvered bronze, decorated with gilt bronze garlands and semi-precious stones such as lapis-lazuli, porphyry. It is part of a serie of six...

A wonderful late 19th Century Art Nouveau ormolu photoraph frame decorated with a floral motif highlighted with hand painted enamel patterned border ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: ...

Fantastic mirror with beautiful boulle brass inlay accents and floral urn finials on top. It also consists of a center beveled glass oval mirror on top an...