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An exceptional set of carved and gilded wooden SOFA SET, stamped ‘JACOB D RUE MESLEE’, comprising a set of four sofas, ten armchairs and twelve chairs. Originally from the grand drawing room of Jacques Laffitte’s mansion in Paris, 1803–1813. Featuring flat backs, lion’s paw armrests, sabre legs and double spindle legs with beaded rings. Decorated with laurel friezes, base friezes, palmettes and rosettes. Seven chairs upholstered in original silk embroidered with silver thread. Marked on three armchairs and seven chairs; labelled ‘Grand salon Monsieur Laffitte’ on one armchair and ‘Monsieur Laffite salon doré’ on two chairs; inscribed in pencil with ‘Durozeau’ on one armchair. H. 94 W. 48 D. 45 cm (chairs) H. 99 W. 65 D. 55 cm (armchairs) H. 98 W. 153 D. 70 cm (small sofas) H. 98 L. 188 P. 77 cm (large sofas) Georges Jacob and his son François-Honoré-Georges Jacob, known as Desmalter, joiners in Rue Meslée. François Durozeau, upholsterer on Rue de Cléry. Archival source: National Archives, MC/ET/XXXIII/1156: Inventory following the death of Jacques Laffitte (4 June 1844) (fig.). Jacques Laffitte (1767–1744), of humble origins, entered the banking world towards the end of the reign of Louis XVI. He enjoyed a meteoric rise, eventually reaching the position of Governor of the Banque de France. He amassed a considerable personal fortune, though this was marred towards the end of his career by a number of financial setbacks. He was forced to sell off some of his possessions, but retained the prestigious set of chairs presented here, which stood in the grand drawing room overlooking the garden of his Parisian mansion, the Hôtel Laffitte. For a set of four similar chairs by JACOB D RUE MESLEE from the Tuileries, see: Piasa auction – Paris, 22 October 2008, lot 197. For a pair of chairs by Jacob Desmalter from Compiègne, also marked ‘Durozeau’, see: Daguerre auction – Paris, 25 April 2025, lot 230. Expert: Mr Benoit DEROUINEAU Information for buyers: All necessary export formalities shall be the responsibility of the buyer.
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