9th Apr, 2026 11:00
Fine & Classic
247
A Mid-19th Century French Kingwood Dressing Table
Manufactured and/or Retailed by Alphonse Giroux of Paris
A Mid-19th Century French Kingwood Dressing Table Manufactured and/or Retailed by Alphonse Giroux of Paris, the rectangular top inlaid with initial 'S' in penwork ivory and comprised of three sections each enlosing a fitted interior with central fold-up mirror flanked by navy silk-lined storage compartments, the desk further set with central pull-out slide above a drawer featuring lockplate signed Mon. Alph. Giroux, Paris with a further fitted drawer to the right side, all raised on slender tapered square sections supports terminating in gilt metal caps.
Dimensions: 77.5cm wide, 44.5cm deep, 70.5cm high unextended
Ivory Act self-declaration ref. 95E1KC4W
This is a 'live online' auction - you can bid from the comfort of your own home using our free live bidding service. Condition reports and additional condition report images can be requested and seen in the 'Condition Report' tab below if present.
Sold for £380
Auction: Fine & Classic, 9th Apr, 2026
We are very excited to present the Spring edition of the popular Fine & Classic Sale. This auction begins with a fabulous section of silver and objects of vertu before ceramics, glass and sculpture including an impressive set of Grand Tour plaster cameos. Oils and watercolours are featured with some particularly fine wildlife studies by Edwin Penny and Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe alongside a romantic sunset seascape by William Anslow Thornley and a pair of landscapes by auction favourite William Mellor. The furniture section comprises the core of a fresh to market Cheshire farmhouse contents with attractive and useful Georgian furniture a strong feature followed by selected lighting, intriguing collector's items and part one of a single-owner collection of Dinky Toys with much more to discover besides.
Enjoy browsing the online catalogue, feel free to send in a condition report request or join us for the viewing days (dates and times below) before the live online auction starting at 11:00 Thursday 9th April.
If you have silver, ceramics, glass, bronzes, watercolours, oil paintings, maps, furniture, furnishings, lighting, books, items of historical significance or any other item which you would like to be valued for the Summer edition of the Fine & Classic Sale please get in touch and we will be happy to advise.
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Wednesday 8th 10-4pm
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