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Alphonse Giroux
Sécrétaire, 'Bonheur du Jour'circa 1860

Not on view
Parquetry-veneered secretary desk with gilt-bronze mounts, three painted porcelain plaques, a miniature architectural niche with armored figure, and cabriole legs ending in bronze sabots

Alphonse Giroux, Sécrétaire, 'Bonheur du Jour', circa 1860, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. G. Harry and Liliane E. McLaughlin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Alphonse Giroux
Title
Sécrétaire, 'Bonheur du Jour'
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1860
Medium
Rosewood, wood veneers, porcelain plaques, metal hardware, gilded bronze, velvet writing surface
Dimensions
48 × 30 × 20 in.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. G. Harry and Liliane E. McLaughlin
Accession Number
M.2006.176
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design