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A DIRECTOIRE MAHOGANY CHAISE PONTEUSE BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1795-1800 |
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Haut. 85 cm, larg. 42 cm ; height 33 1/2 in., width 16 1/2 in.
the pierced backrest with palmettes, the curved frieze on the front and the rear, on tapered front feet and sabre shape rear feet ; covered with green velvet
Literature
Catalogue Note
Georges Jacob (1739-1814), received master in 1765
As comparative examples:
- Sale Alain Schmitz - Frédéric Laurent SVV, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, May 17, 2009, lot 132 : the curved belt facade and eventful on the sides is found on this suite of four chairs mahogany period Directoire, stamped G IACOB.
- Sale Daguerre SVV, June 12, 2009, Paris, lot 297 : the rear legs arched saber and foliage are found on a mahogany voyeuse chair.
- Sale Sotheby's, Paris, November 5, 2014, lot 133 : pair of ponteuses chairs "à l'anglaise" gilded wooden back and back legs arched saber.
As comparative examples:
- Sale Alain Schmitz - Frédéric Laurent SVV, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, May 17, 2009, lot 132 : the curved belt facade and eventful on the sides is found on this suite of four chairs mahogany period Directoire, stamped G IACOB.
- Sale Daguerre SVV, June 12, 2009, Paris, lot 297 : the rear legs arched saber and foliage are found on a mahogany voyeuse chair.
- Sale Sotheby's, Paris, November 5, 2014, lot 133 : pair of ponteuses chairs "à l'anglaise" gilded wooden back and back legs arched saber.