STAMPED JACOB.D.R.MESLEE, CIRCA 1810

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AN EMPIRE CREAM-PAINTED ARMCHAIR EN GONDOLE
STAMPED JACOB.D.R.MESLEE, CIRCA 1810
Upholstered in striped cream fabric, a paper label attached to the inside back rail indistinctly inscribed 'Marechal Ney Boudoir'

Literature

Chester Jones, Colefax & Fowler: The Best in English Interior Decoration, London, 1998, p. 195.

Special notice

This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Please note that the description for this lot should read: AN EMPIRE CREAM-PAINTED ARMCHAIR EN GONDOLE STAMPED JACOB.D.R.MESLEE, CIRCA 1810, and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Georges Jacob and Franois-Honor Georges Jacob used this stamp between 1803-13 when they were also supplying furnishings to the Imperial Garde-Meuble.

Michel Ney (1769-1815), popularly known as Marshal or 'Marechal' Ney, was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon.

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