Lot Essay
'Jacob Frères, Rue Meslée', was the stamp used by Georges II Jacob and François-Honoré-Georges Jacob during their collaboration from 1797-1803.
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BY JACOB FRERES, CIRCA 1800
Details
AN EMPIRE PARCEL-GILT AND WHITE-PAINTED FAUTEUIL
BY JACOB FRERES, CIRCA 1800
Covered in crimson velvet, the frame carved with Apollo masks and lyres, stamped 'JACOB FRÈRES, RUE MESLÉE'
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 27 ¼ in. (69 cm.) wide; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep
BY JACOB FRERES, CIRCA 1800
Covered in crimson velvet, the frame carved with Apollo masks and lyres, stamped 'JACOB FRÈRES, RUE MESLÉE'
40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 27 ¼ in. (69 cm.) wide; 27 in. (68.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Osenat, Fontainebleau, 5 July 2015, lot 204.
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