BY JACOB DESMALTER, CIRCA 1810

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AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY, YEW AND MARQUETRY FAUTEUIL
BY JACOB DESMALTER, CIRCA 1810
The rounded back inset with an anthemion panel flanked by scrolling eagle arms resting on recumbent lions, with drop-in seat covered in black leather, on stiff-leaf carved scrolled legs, with illegible paper label to back rail, stamped JACOB D/R MESLEE to back rail

Provenance

Acquired from The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.

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Lot Essay

The stamp JACOB D R MESLEE is for the firm of Jacob-Desmalter (1803-1813), the second generation of one of the most celebrated families of Parisian ébènistes. Its founder, the menuisier Georges Jacob (1739-1814) was renowned for his exceptional carved furniture, finest mahogany veneers and goüt précurseur. This tradition was continued by two of his sons, François-Honoré-Georges Jacob, dit 'Jacob-Desmalter' (1770-1841) and Georges II Jacob.

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