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French Furniture and Art Pieces of the 18th century and Empire period
A mahogany armchair with Egyptian head decorations from the Palace of Fontainebleau, stamped Jacob D Rue Meslée, Empire period.
The rest of the label, the inventory numbers and the stamp allow us to trace the history of this chair:
Delivered on October 31, 1806 for the bedroom of the Princess of Piombino (Elisa Bonaparte), described as follows in the memoirs of the Jacob house. "Four mahogany armchairs, back with S-shaped crook; backrest uprights decorated with flat bottoms; the top of the crook on the sides forms a scroll; front legs in a sheath surmounted by a sculpted Egyptian head; the wings of the figure connect to the armrests which are straight; the bottom of the sheath ending in a lion's claw, on the front, under the figure, a palmette is sculpted. at 110 fr."
Moved in 1816 to apartment no. 3 of the ministers
Inv F 3625, photo attached
In 1833, it appears in apartment 228
Inv F7838
It left the estate in 1848.
Condition report: restored and reupholstered in our workshop in June 2024
Delevery information :
The shipping and customs charges are free of charge for all destinations in Europe for objects of more than 2,000 euros and furniture pieces of more than 5,000 euros.
The art pieces are shipped by post, the furniture is delivered by us or by companies like Arbore (Rhone Valley) and SHIP ANTIQUES (rest of France and Europe)
A wooden box is made for each article. For especially fragile furniture pieces, we produce customized boxes.
