Georges Jacob, Master In 1765 - Armchair à La Reine In Lacquered Beech And Silk Velvet

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Fauteuil à la Reine
Beech relacquered, pegged joints
Stamped and trace of label on back rail
Dimensions: H. 90.5 ; W. 61 ; D. 51.5 (cm.)
Paris, circa 1785

Large armchair à la Reine, resting on four tapered, fluted and filleted legs. Finely molded belt, rounded connecting dice. Fluted baluster armrests with palmettes.

This classicist-influenced model is due to the genius of master craftsman Georges Jacob. It can be dated by several royal deliveries: the first dates from 1786, for the Pavillon Balbi of the Comte de Provence, “six fauteuils de forme nouvelle”, in half-cabriolet form. The second was for Marie-Antoinette in her entresol apartment at the Tuileries. Finally, a number of seats delivered for the Duc de Penthièvre at the Château d'Amboise are very similar to ours. 

Works in comparison : 
GMT-11638
GMT-6094

Bibliography 
Le château de Versailles raconte le Mobiler National, Quatre siècles de création, Paris, 2011

Condition report: fully restored, woodwork with old reinforcements, new upholstery, traditional method on old straps, transom back. Covered in embossed silk velvet.