European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
European Furniture, Silver, & Ceramics
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, Sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
A Pair of Empire Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze-Mounted Console Tables, Late 19th Century
Lot Closed
April 19, 04:55 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Alexis Gregory, Sold to Benefit the Alexis Gregory Foundation
A Pair of Empire Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze-Mounted Console Tables, Late 19th Century
with grey marble tops; each bearing the stamp JACOB D. / R. MESLEE
height 33 in.; width 53 in.; depth 17 ¼ in.
83.8 cm; 134.6 cm; 43.8 cm
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841)
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter came from an important family of Paris-based furniture makers and longtime suppliers to the Imperial Palaces. In 1796 his father Georges Jacob (1739-1814), the renowned court menuisier of the Louis XVI period whose clients included Marie-Antoinette, passed on the business to him and his older brother Georges II Jacob (1768-1803) and they began trading as Jacob Frères. Upon the untimely death of Georges II Jacob in 1803, Jacob-Desmalter began using the stamp JACOB D. / R. MESLEE and drew his father out of retirement to help manage the family workshop which became the largest and most prominent in Napoleonic Paris.
François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter came from an important family of Paris-based furniture makers and longtime suppliers to the Imperial Palaces. In 1796 his father Georges Jacob (1739-1814), the renowned court menuisier of the Louis XVI period whose clients included Marie-Antoinette, passed on the business to him and his older brother Georges II Jacob (1768-1803) and they began trading as Jacob Frères. Upon the untimely death of Georges II Jacob in 1803, Jacob-Desmalter began using the stamp JACOB D. / R. MESLEE and drew his father out of retirement to help manage the family workshop which became the largest and most prominent in Napoleonic Paris.