IN THE MANNER OF JACOB DESMALTER, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

The present gueridon is closely related to the oeuvre of the celebrated firm of Jacob Desmalter, name used by Georges Jacob (père) and his son François-Honoré-Georges between 1803 and 1813. Closely related examples by the same firm include a gueridon sold from the Collection of Madame Nelia Barletta de Cates, Christie's, Paris, 18 Mars 2003, lot 344 (EUR101,050 with premium), and another, the top fitted with a watercolour depicting a floral composition, sold Christie's, Paris, 21 June 2006, lot 329 (EUR48,000 with premium).
M. Beurdeley illustrates a further related example, albeit larger, with twinned supports and stamped 'Jacob D. rue Meslée' (Georges Jacob et son Temps, Saint-Rémy-en-l'Eau, 2002, p.86).