Lot Essay
Georges Jacob (1739-1814), maître in 1765.
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BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1795
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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE GREY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT WANUT TABOURETS
BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1795
Each close-nailed rectangular seat covered in apricot velvet, the rails carved with ribbons and joined by flowerhead corner blocks, on spirally fluted legs, each stamped 'G. IACOB' and inscribed '8155' in black ink
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, 23 ½ in. (60 cm.) wide, 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) deep
BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1795
Each close-nailed rectangular seat covered in apricot velvet, the rails carved with ribbons and joined by flowerhead corner blocks, on spirally fluted legs, each stamped 'G. IACOB' and inscribed '8155' in black ink
16 ½ in. (42 cm.) high, 23 ½ in. (60 cm.) wide, 17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Dalva Brothers, New York.
Mrs. Alan L. Corey, New York and Glen Head, Long Island; Sotheby's, New York, 5-7 December 1974, lot 720.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above.
Mrs. Alan L. Corey, New York and Glen Head, Long Island; Sotheby's, New York, 5-7 December 1974, lot 720.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above.
Brought to you by
The Irene Roosevelt Aitken Collection
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