Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, matre in 1765
STAMPED G.JACOB, CIRCA 1775
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A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME FIRESCREEN
STAMPED G.JACOB, circa 1775
Of shaped rectangular form, the arched crestrail of slide panel surmounted by a vicomte's coronet over a berried laurel edge, the crestrail of frame with beaded and leaf-tip carving and flanked by pine cone finials, on splayed feet carved with acanthus leaves and terminating in scrolls, one side inset with a needlepoint panel with a crest within foliage, the other with a light blue silk panel
48in. (122cm.) high
STAMPED G.JACOB, circa 1775
Of shaped rectangular form, the arched crestrail of slide panel surmounted by a vicomte's coronet over a berried laurel edge, the crestrail of frame with beaded and leaf-tip carving and flanked by pine cone finials, on splayed feet carved with acanthus leaves and terminating in scrolls, one side inset with a needlepoint panel with a crest within foliage, the other with a light blue silk panel
48in. (122cm.) high