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A Pair of Louis XV Giltwood Bergeres ( France c. 1765 )
GEORGES JACOB (1739-1814)
Dimensions:
29.50inch wide
(74.93 cm)
40.60inch high
(103.12 cm)
20.90inch deep
(53.09 cm)
Description / Expertise
A magnificent pair of Louis XV giltwood bergeres of unusually generous proportions. The arms have scroll terminals and are supported by a fluted further scroll terminating in an acanthus leaf. Each chair stamped G. Jacob.
At the time of the production of this pair of chairs Jacob's prolific workshop was solely making seat furniture and some console tables. A few years later the quality of his work and his reputation secured the patronage of the crown with the furnishing of the apartments of the Compte d'Artois at the Palais du Temple and the Pavilion de Bagatelle. In 1784, the new Intendant general des Meubles de la Couronne, Thierry de Ville d'Avray and the new Finance Minister, Calonne, decided on a new renovation policy for the royal residences, which made Georges Jacob one of the chair-makers by appointment to the Crown. Jacob would sometimes work individually, sometimes in competition or in association with the chair-makers Boulard and frequently, Séné. He provided seat furniture, designed by Hubert Robert, for the Garde-Meuble and the Menus-Plaisirs for the Châteaux of Versailles, the Petit-Trianon, Fontainbleu, Saint-Cloud and Rambouillet. Over his long career he was quick to embrace the latest tastes and his inspiration and sources were diverse, for example the chairs he made from Jacques-Louis David's designs in the ‘Neo-antique’ in 1784. Within specific styles his talent enabled him to develop a personal style which revealed itself in generous, yet strictly balanced proportions, careful carving and exquisite decoration over the whole frame.
Provenance
Château de Vincy, Switzerland. The castle was home to the Vasserot family, of Hugenot descent.
Condition
Condition report on request.
Status
FOR SALE
