Lot 20
20
A LOUIS XVI GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIR attributed to Georges Jacob, the rectangular back decorated with beading and guilloche, the padded seat covered in canvas, on spirally-fluted tapering legs, previously gilt, branded with a B surmounted by a crown, numbered NK2P

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A LOUIS XVI GREY-PAINTED SIDE CHAIR attributed to Georges Jacob, the rectangular back decorated with beading and guilloche, the padded seat covered in canvas, on spirally-fluted tapering legs, previously gilt, branded with a B surmounted by a crown, numbered NK2P
35½in. (90cm.) high

Lot Essay

Related carving is found on fauteuils by Jean-René Nadal (maître in 1756) and Jean-Baptiste Boulard (maître in 1755), who supplied seat furniture to the comte d'Artois at Versailles in 1775.

The form of the crown could suggest a German origin for the brand

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