Mahogany Drum Table by Alphonse Giroux et Cie

This exceptional Charles X mahogany drum table is attributed to Alphonse Giroux et Cie. of Paris, a firm celebrated for their small luxury objets d'art and furniture crafted with precious materials. The table is conceived in the early 19th-century Gothic Revival manner, with a design that includes a beautifully inlaid, circular revolving top and a pedestal supported by an architectural system of arches and flying buttresses. Furnished with four frieze drawers, this rare table is an excellent example of the refined and luxurious Charles X style.

The firm of Alphonse Giroux was established in 1799 in Paris. In 1838, the business expanded and began operations under the name of Giroux & Cie., frequently winning medals at the Exposition des Produits de L'Industrie Française.

Circa 1820

49” diameter x 30 ½” high

Alphonse Giroux was a relative of Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, the French artist and scientist who invented the daguerreotype. Giroux contributed to Daguerre’s success by making the first and largest series production of the photographic camera, “La Daguerrotype,” of fine walnut.