Directoire Armchair With Pierced Back stamped JACOB FRERES / RUE MESLEE

Available in Paris. Armchair Beech relacquered Stamped on the front crossbar JACOB FRERES / RUE MESLEE Dimensions : H. 90 ; H. of seat 41 ; W. 48 ; D. 58 (cm.) Paris, 1796 - 1803 Not very common late 18th century armchair. It rests on tapered front legs ending in spinning tops. Molded belts, connecting dice with florets. Palmetto armrests, tapered and ringed. Repercé backrest, with grid and delimited by two fan-shaped rechampis motifs.

Jacob Frères (1797 - 1803) Firm created by the union of Georges Jacob's two sons: François-Honoré-Georges and Georges II. The company name disappeared with the death of the latter. The decorative arts are a fine symbol of the highly evolved and turbulent Directoire and Consulate periods. This is all the more true when it comes to furniture and seating from the workshops on rue Meslay. Indeed, the Jacob sons were able to catalyze the stylistic trends and expectations of fast-rising merchants and financiers, as well as those of the political class. They were notably responsible for decorating the Hotel de la rue Chantereine for Générale Bonaparte, as well as refurnishing a number of apartments in the Tuileries and Saint Cloud.
Condition report: Fully restored and covered with horsehair fabric.