A. GIROUX Cie. Cat playing with a mouse. Bronze with golden patina. 19th century. Resting on a base covered with garnet velvet. Marked on the bottom of the base. Dim. with base : Height. 12 cm - Width : 18 cm - Depth : 12 cm Maison Alphonse Giroux, known as "le marchand des princes", was a major Parisian manufacturer of luxury furniture and accessories for aristocratic and bourgeois customers, established in 1799 at n°7, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré, then Boulevard des Capucines. Founded by François-Simon-Alphonse Giroux, it was taken over by the Giroux children and remained active under the name "Alphonse Giroux et Cie" until 1867.