Pick of the week: Buyer is a big fan of Giroux’s work

A pair of 19th century Parisian novelty silhouette hand screens, made by François Simon Alphonse Giroux, doubled their estimate at auction.

Not only was François Simon Alphonse Giroux (1776- 1848) an important Parisian manufacturer of lux…

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