A pair of Empire style gilt-bronze tabourets, late 19th century/early 20th century, after a model by Francois-Honoré-Georges and Georges Jacob
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June 30, 08:46 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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A pair of Empire style gilt-bronze tabourets, late 19th century/early 20th century, after a model by Francois-Honoré-Georges and Georges Jacob
each with a rectangular padded seat raised on gilt-bronze-crossed sabre supports decorated with rosettes, lion muzzles and palmettes, uplhostered with green fabric
Height 18 in; width 38⅓in; prof 18⅔in; Haut. 46 cm, larg. 97,5 cm, prof. 47,5 cm
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Paire de tabourets en bronze doré de style Empire, fin du XIXe/début du XXe siècle, d'après un modèle de Francois-Honoré-Georges et Georges Jacob
l'assise rectangulaire rembourrée reposant sur des montants en sabres croisés à décor de rosaces, mufles de lions et palmettes, garniture de tissu vert
Height 18 in; width 38⅓in; prof 18⅔in; Haut. 46 cm, larg. 97,5 cm, prof. 47,5 cm
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Sotheby's, New York, 9 April 2004, lot 313 (22.500 $).
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Sotheby's, New York, 9 avril 2004, lot 313 (22.500 $).
The original model in giltwood for these stools was made by François-Honoré Georges and Georges Jacob working in collabroration between 1803 and 1813. A signed example bearing the inventory marks for the Château de Saint Cloud is at the Victoria and Albert Museum reproduced in Jarry and Derinoy, Le Siège Français, 1973, p. 301.
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Le modèle original en bois doré fut créé par François-Honoré Georges et Georges Jacob collaborant ensemble entre 1803 et 1813. Un exemplaire estampillé portant les marques d'inventaire du château de Saint Cloud est conservé au Victoria and Albert Museum (ill. M. Jarry, Le Siège Français, 1973, p. 301).
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