BY JACOB D R MESLEE, CIRCA 1805

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE
BY JACOB D R MESLEE, CIRCA 1805
The bowed bleu turquin marble top with moulded edge above a frieze mounted with female medallions flanked by stylised palmettes and foliate wreaths, on bois citronnier turned tapering legs headed by swans capitals and terminating in foliate-wrapped sabots, the back square-sectioned legs headed by stepped capitals with stylised leaves and palmettes and joined by a breakfront plinth, the 'JACOB D R. MESLEE' slightly uneven but probably authentic
34¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

François-Honoré-Georges Jacob and Georges Jacob employed the stamp Jacob D. rue Meslée between 1803-13.

An identical console, probably the pair, was sold anonymously at Sotheby's Monaco, 16 June 1990, lot 908.

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