A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS
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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS
BY HENRI JACOB, CIRCA 1790
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Each with curved backrest with solid top rail above pierced diagonal splats and curved armrests, upholstered in brown horsehair upholstery, stamped 'H. JACOB' to underside
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
Lot Essay
Henri Jacob, maître in 1779.
Henri Jacob and his cousin Georges (maître in 1765) were among the most innovative chairmakers of their day as seen by these chairs. The design for these elegant fauteuils, constructed of solid mahogany with sober, restrained Neoclassical decoration and pierced backs, is inspired by both the Etruscan style and the fashionable goût anglais of the 1780's. The distinctive trellis motif was popularized by Georges and was used for chairs he supplied to Marie Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet in 1787, see M. Beurdeley, Georges Jacob (1739-1814) et son temps, Saint-Remy en l'Eau, 2002. It was an enduringly fashionable feature during the Directoire and Consulat periods as well, and his successors supplied various superb related examples to Fontainebleau, some of which were sold Sotheby's, Paris, 12 March 2002, lot 45.
BY HENRI JACOB, CIRCA 1790
Details
Each with curved backrest with solid top rail above pierced diagonal splats and curved armrests, upholstered in brown horsehair upholstery, stamped 'H. JACOB' to underside
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high
Lot Essay
Henri Jacob, maître in 1779.
Henri Jacob and his cousin Georges (maître in 1765) were among the most innovative chairmakers of their day as seen by these chairs. The design for these elegant fauteuils, constructed of solid mahogany with sober, restrained Neoclassical decoration and pierced backs, is inspired by both the Etruscan style and the fashionable goût anglais of the 1780's. The distinctive trellis motif was popularized by Georges and was used for chairs he supplied to Marie Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet in 1787, see M. Beurdeley, Georges Jacob (1739-1814) et son temps, Saint-Remy en l'Eau, 2002. It was an enduringly fashionable feature during the Directoire and Consulat periods as well, and his successors supplied various superb related examples to Fontainebleau, some of which were sold Sotheby's, Paris, 12 March 2002, lot 45.
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A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Starting Price $1,500
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