pair of armchairs by Georges Jacob (1739-1814) Louis XVI period

Pair of convertible armchairs in gray lacquered beech, with medallion backs, armrest supports and fluted legs (and rudentes for all four) with constrictions carrying cubic dice decorated with rosettes. For one stamp of g jacob (received master in 1765) not very legible, we think after having shown them to several specialists (expert and cabinetmakers) that they are nevertheless indeed jacob's. We guarantee them to be good from the time and from jacob. Paris, louis XVI period. Georges jacob is considered the greatest carpenter and the most prolific in seating in the history of furniture. The remarkable quality of his work shines through here through the quality of simple convertibles which have survived the centuries without damage. Georges jacob (1739-1814) – mastered on september 4, 1765: he is the most famous and the most creative of all the carpenters in the 18th century in france. At the forefront of its wealthy clientele is the royal family. He is the founder of a dynasty; two of his three sons, georges II jacob (1768-1803) and françois-honoré-georges jacob-desmalter (1770-1841), will be carpenters and cabinetmakers, then his grandson alphonse jacob-desmalter (1799-1870) will extend the fame of the name of jacob until the reign of louis philippe. Condition report: very good condition of the barrels, without joints or reinforcement brackets - strapping in good condition, fittings to be reinforced and a seat to be redone for one. Some traces of mold on one. One of the armchairs is in good condition, the other has suffered from humidity and needs to be reupholstered. What we think about it: the production of this chair carpenter is enormous and we should not believe that he only produced royal pieces like the famous salon aux épis for the petit trianon in versailles. So our seats are commonly produced by this great cabinetmaker and carpenter. But they are in the middle of its most prolific period (1775-1790) and are located around 1785, and have all the attributes of jacob chairs.

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