NECESSAR OF SMOKER, PYROGEN, OF STYLE RENAISSANCE, ATTRIBUTED TO GIROUS ALPHONSE, NAPOLEON III Epoch in gilt bronze and brown patina with decoration of intertwined flower branches and foliage, friezes of palms, putti in foliated term holding pipes, palms, foliated scrolls, tiercefeuilles. On a plate, a pair of fauns with outstretched wings forming a scraper holding at arm's length an inverted bell-shaped matchbox and in their mouths a pipe with a wick. They stand back to back to hold a flammable incense container surmounted by a long rod grip with a damping sphere that serves as a seat for an imp. Smoking kit in bronze, attributed to Alphonse Giroux, Napoleon III period. TOP. 38 CM - WIDTH 29 CM - DEPTH. 20,5 CM - 15 X 11 3/8 X 8 1/8 IN.