Lot 206
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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH EMPIRE GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT SIDE CHAIRS
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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH EMPIRE GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT SIDE CHAIRS

CIRCA 1800

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A SET OF FOUR FRENCH EMPIRE GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT SIDE CHAIRS
CIRCA 1800
Each with a rectangular back and seat with moulded frames, the top-rail and front-rail each centred by a patera and olive branches, on square section legs with shaped feet. (4)
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Lot Essay

These chairs relate to the work of the two foremost chair makers of the Empire period, F.H.G Jacob-Desmalter and P.B Marcion. They shared the huge imperial commissions which included orders for the palaces of Compiègne, Saint-Cloud, Fontainebleau, Bagatelle and Tuileries.
The pattern of the front leg is reminiscent of certain X-shaped stools by Jacob-Desmalter.

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