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Alexander Roux (1813–1886) was a French-trained ébéniste, or cabinetmaker, who emigrated to the United States in the 1830s. He opened a shop in New York City in 1836. The business grew quickly: by the 1850s he employed 120 craftsmen in his shop and introduced then-new industrial technologies, such as steam-powered saws.

Roux produced works in the ornate Rococo Revival style influenced by eighteenth-century France. He also worked in the Gothic, Renaissance, and later Neo-Grec styles.

Selected works

• Sideboard (c. 1853), Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Étagère (c. 1855), Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Cabinet (c. 1866), Metropolitan Museum of Art

External links

• Roux sideboard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Roux sideboard at Yale University Art Gallery

References

1. Gaffney, Dennis. "Is This a True Roux?". pbs.org. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-08.

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