Alphonse Giroux fl. 1867 A French gilt-bronze and champlevé enamel vase centerpiece Paris, circa 1880

the base signed MAISON ALPH. GIROUX. PARIS, beneath the glass bowl.

Overall in good condition; minor restorations to enamel to central cartouche and right cartouche of the back; the front with restorations and minor losses to the enamel of the upper right dark blue panel and to the lambriand tip; the gallery with minor losses and restoration; the base formerly fitted on a glass or marble base.
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