A late 19th century gilt brass mounted ivory and marquetry inlaid stained fruitwood marquetery fan shaped dressing mirror of small size Retailed by Maison Giroux, the inlaid decoration by Ferdinand Duvinage, circa 1875 The Japonisme inspired fan shaped frame decorated to the bottom with a pheasant within flowering leafy foliage inscribed to the right of its left leg with an FD Bte monogram, the side borders similarly decorated with fruiting foliage, the outer upper border with arcaded formalised floriate decoration, the rear with rosewood backing shaped easel support, Footnotes: The item that comprises this lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10) Ref D2HBX3NF Ferdinand Duvinage (French, 1813-1876) was a designer and director of the Parisian luxury goods store Maison Alphonse Giroux and developed a special pictorial marquetry technique combining ivory, engraved brass and various woods designed called 'une mosaïque combiné avec cloisonnement métallique' which was patented by Duvinage's widow in 1877 and used in the manufacture of all manner of decorative objets d'art including trays, tazze, jardinières and table tops. The present lot is similar to the majority of these pieces in being executed in the then highly fashionable 'Japonisme' style depicting exotic birds, bamboo and prunus borrowed from eastern sources including Canton porcelain and Meiji metalwork. These fine and highly prized ornamental objects were shown at the 1878 Exposition Universelle in Paris and are almost always marked and etched FD and Bté (short for 'breveté' or patent) signifying that they were created between 1877, when the patent was granted, and 1882 when Madame Duvinage ceded her directorship of the firm. Literature D. Kisluk-Grosheide, Maison Giroux and its 'Oriental' Marquetry Technique, The Journal of The Furniture History Society, vol. XXXV, 1999, p.154 & p.162. For a comparable similar but larger dressing mirror, see Christies, 500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe including Oriental Carpets, 18th-19th April 2012 lot 546. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing