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A set of eighteen Directoire mahogany side chairs circa 1800, attributed to Henri Jacob
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Henri Jacob maître in 1779
- height 33 3/4 in.; width 17 3/4 in.
- 86 cm; 35 cm
each with a rectangular open backrest centered by a vasiform splat pierced with an eight-spoke roundel, the seats upholstered in gilt-tooled tan leather, on turned tapered legs; with additional blue, rose, green and beige silk brocade slip covers for backs and seats.
Provenance
Galerie Renoncourt, Paris
Acquired from the above, 1984
Catalogue Note
A side chair (from a set of twenty-two) with identical vasiform splat and stamped by Henri Jacob is illustrated, P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIII Siècle, Paris, 2002, p. 479, fig. b.