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After a model attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-De…
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After a model attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-De…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
After a model attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (French, 1770-1841)
Office armchair shaft
Moulded and carved mahogany and mahogany veneer.
The overturned back is extended by armrests bearing the sceptre of Pharaoh Thutmose III. The front legs have lion heads, hocks and claws. The hind legs are sabres.
Castors.
Empire period.
Height 96 Width 54 Depth 54 cm.
Restorations, reinforcements and one crosspiece changed.
Provenance :
- galerie de Cicco, Monaco ;
- private collection, Belgium.
Empire-period carved mahogany desk chair framework after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, from a design by Percier and Fontaine.
Related works:
- A close armchair attributed to François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter, Artcurial sale, 9 October 2013, no. 18.
- An armchair with similar legs, stamped Jacob D./rue Meslée, Sotheby's sale 20 September 2016 n°24.
Bibliography: Pierre Arizzoli-Clémentel, Jean-Pierre Samoyault, Le Mobilier de Versailles chefs-d'oeuvre du XIXe siècle, Dijon, Faton, 2009, an armchair with similar front legs, the design of which is said to have been proposed by Charles Percier and Pierre-Léonard Fontaine, reproduced on p. 234-235.
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