Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, matre in 1765.
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BY GEORGES JACOB
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
By Georges Jacob
The arched rectangular back, arms and bowed seat covered in floral needlework, the back with stiff-leaf motifs and stop-fluted detached columns surmounted by gadrooned finials, the acanthus-wrapped arms and spirally-fluted foliate baluster supports above a bowed seat-rail with conforming stiff-leaf motif and on stop-fluted turned tapering legs headed by flowerheads, each front seat-rail stamped 'G. IACOB', the silk needlework distressed and redecorated
37 in. (94 cm.) high (2)
By Georges Jacob
The arched rectangular back, arms and bowed seat covered in floral needlework, the back with stiff-leaf motifs and stop-fluted detached columns surmounted by gadrooned finials, the acanthus-wrapped arms and spirally-fluted foliate baluster supports above a bowed seat-rail with conforming stiff-leaf motif and on stop-fluted turned tapering legs headed by flowerheads, each front seat-rail stamped 'G. IACOB', the silk needlework distressed and redecorated
37 in. (94 cm.) high (2)