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Lot Essay
Georges Jacob, maître in 1756.
Although the original commission for these fauteuils remains unidentified, the extremely crisp, fine carving on the frames is representative of the finest work of Georges Jacob, founder of an important dynasty of menuisiers-ébénistes which continued for three generations. In 1784 he was appointed chairmaker to the Crown, in which capacity he supplied seat-furniture to the Garde Meuble and Menus Plaisirs for many of the royal châteaux, and also had a strong private clientele including the Comtes d'Artois and de Provence, the Ducs de Penthièvre, among others (See G.B. Pallot, Furniture Collections in the Louvre, Dijon, 1993, vol. II, p. 194)
Interestingly, the handwritten paper label found on this set of chairs is of a type found on a number of other pieces of seat furniture by Jacob, such as a suite of furniture sold anonymously Christie's Paris, 16 December 2002, lot 236.
Although the original commission for these fauteuils remains unidentified, the extremely crisp, fine carving on the frames is representative of the finest work of Georges Jacob, founder of an important dynasty of menuisiers-ébénistes which continued for three generations. In 1784 he was appointed chairmaker to the Crown, in which capacity he supplied seat-furniture to the Garde Meuble and Menus Plaisirs for many of the royal châteaux, and also had a strong private clientele including the Comtes d'Artois and de Provence, the Ducs de Penthièvre, among others (See G.B. Pallot, Furniture Collections in the Louvre, Dijon, 1993, vol. II, p. 194)
Interestingly, the handwritten paper label found on this set of chairs is of a type found on a number of other pieces of seat furniture by Jacob, such as a suite of furniture sold anonymously Christie's Paris, 16 December 2002, lot 236.