Lot Essay
These chairs are closely related to the suite of Consulate furniture supplied by Jacob Frères for the Tuileries Palace circa 1800 and now in the Chateau de Malmaison, Paris
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS with concave tablet padded back mounted with a stylised anthemion clasp and covered in green leather, the lotus-leaf carved arms supported by stylised Egyptian caryatids with stiff leaf crowns, on claw feet (2)
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY FAUTEUILS with concave tablet padded back mounted with a stylised anthemion clasp and covered in green leather, the lotus-leaf carved arms supported by stylised Egyptian caryatids with stiff leaf crowns, on claw feet (2)