Napoleon III Writing Case Alphonse Giroux

Superb Napoleon III writing desk in blackened pear wood and rich ornamentation of brass, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl. Double curve of the slope. Rosewood interior in good condition with discreet old restorations. Key missing. 39*31*10cm. Alphonse Giroux stamp in Paris on the lock. Famous luxury goods store. "merchant and manufacturer of tablets and cabinetmaking, Paris. Store created around 1799 by François-Simon Giroux (?-Paris 1848) 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré in Paris: trade in fantasy objects and stationery (supplies for daguerreotype ), then cabinetmaking from 1834, under the name of Alphonse Giroux. Taken over in 1838 by his sons Alphonse-Gustave (Paris 1810-1886) and André (Paris 1801-1879) under the company name Alphonse Giroux et Cie. Transferred in 1857, 43 boulevard des capucines. Sold in 1867 to duvinage and harinbouck, and managed from 1870 by ferdinand duvinage alone, then by his widow from 1874 to 1882, and finally by A. Philippe and E. Arnut from 1883 to 1884 . The old Giroux house disappeared in 1885."