Atelier Georges Gay Transformation Drawing Table - Chouanard Known As Table Soleil

Transformation table, made of rosewood, the top is articulated, adjustable in height and can tilt, it has a retractable wooden border on one side to hold the leaves. The foot is made up of 4 molded crosspieces arranged in a cross and supporting a central fluted shaft in which the adjustment mast slides. This is blocked at the height chosen by a lock. the top is made integral with the foot by a wooden ball joint which swivels, with a locking system, in order to give the desired inclination. On the ball joint, an original brass plate: Table Soleil System G. Gay patented SGDG - E.CHOUANARD Engineer - Sole Dealer. Georges Gay was installed 62 rue Tiquetonne in Paris at the end of the XIXth century, he participated in the Universal Exhibition of 1889 in class 17 (patented articulated furniture) with in particular his "Table Soleil" which can be transformed at will patented model published in the newspaper of the time "Le Figaro". Emile Chouanard (1861-1930) graduate engineer Arts et Métiers and Ecole Centrale Paris joined the family business of general supplies for companies "Aux Forges de Vulcain" located rue Saint Denis in Paris, first associated with his father and whose he will become the sole owner in 1895. The "Table Soleil" will appear in the company's catalog for several years under the heading "Mechanical furnishings". Our table is part of the first products and is in rosewood, some models will be simplified and produced in local wood.