Lot Details
Lot 581
Directoire White-Painted Armchair (Fauteuil à la Reine) By Jacob Frères Rue Meslée
Circa 1798
The padded backrest and loose-cushioned seat within a leaf tip-carved frame flanked by padded armrests and raised on tapering ring-turned legs; the front railed stamped JACOB FRERES/RUE MESLEE. Height 34 1/2 inches (87.7 cm), width 22 inches (55.9 cm), depth 17 inches (43.2 cm).
Georges II Jacob and François-Honoré-Georges Jacob used this stamp between 1796 and 1803.
C Property from a Parish Hadley Designed Park Avenue Apartment
Estimate: $500 - $700
Sold for $1,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
With previous restorations, finely carved chair with good details, later painted decoration, condition commensurate with age and use, rubbing to handholds, losses to carved elements
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