A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE MAHOGANY MINIATURE DINING-CHAIRS
A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE MAHOGANY MINIATURE DINING-CHAIRS

CIRCA 1790-1800, IN THE MANNER OF JACOB FRERES

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A PAIR OF DIRECTOIRE MAHOGANY MINIATURE DINING-CHAIRS
CIRCA 1790-1800, IN THE MANNER OF JACOB FRERES
Each with pierced lattice back above a bowed stuff-over seat on turned tapering legs
16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The distinctive trellis motif was employed by Georges Jacob in chairs supplied for Marie Antoinette's dairy at Rambouillet in 1787 and became a staple of the Jacob dynasty's oeuvre. Closely related chairs by Jacob Freres, employing this form of splat, were sold Christie's London, 9 December 2010, lot 237.

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