Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, maitre in 1765
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CIRCA 1780, EACH STAMPED G IACOB ONCE
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUILS COVERED IN SATIN BRODE AUX INDES
Circa 1780, each stamped G Iacob once
En suite with the previous lot, each oval shaped back with musical trophy and floral garland-carved cresting, the padded back, seat and arms covered in cream satin embroidered with animals in a wooded landscape representing the Fables de la Fontaine, possibly 'The Cock and the Fox', within acanthus-leaf carved arms, above similarly carved tapering stop-fluted legs headed by paterae ending in toupie feet, redecorated, the embroidery rebacked (2)
Circa 1780, each stamped G Iacob once
En suite with the previous lot, each oval shaped back with musical trophy and floral garland-carved cresting, the padded back, seat and arms covered in cream satin embroidered with animals in a wooded landscape representing the Fables de la Fontaine, possibly 'The Cock and the Fox', within acanthus-leaf carved arms, above similarly carved tapering stop-fluted legs headed by paterae ending in toupie feet, redecorated, the embroidery rebacked (2)
Provenance
By repute, Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (1792-1868).
His son, Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905).
Baron Edouard de Rothschild, Avenue Foch, Paris.
A distinguished private collection, sold Christie's New York, 23 October 1998, lot 123 (the suite).
His son, Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905).
Baron Edouard de Rothschild, Avenue Foch, Paris.
A distinguished private collection, sold Christie's New York, 23 October 1998, lot 123 (the suite).