Elegant, rare and large armchair in molded mahogany and flamed mahogany veneer from the Directoire period, stamped JACOB FRÈRES RUE MESLÉE (stamp used between 1796 and 1803 by the two sons of Georges Jacob, Georges II dit l'Aîné and François Honoré Georges says Jacob Desmalter).
Model perfectly illustrating the Directoire style with a return to the Etruscan. The "à la Reine" backrest, reversed with winding, the united belt with convex front and dice with rosette motifs.
The technical characteristic, making this bergère a rare model, is at the level of the armrest supports: these are finished in volutes facing outwards.
We find these same supports on a sofa stamped Jacob frères, delivered to the Palace of the Executive Directory of Luxembourg, now kept at the Château de Fontainebleau.
Model illustrated in Jean Pierre Samoyault's book, Le Meubles Français Consulat et Empire, on page 26 (figure 23).
Front feet in circled balusters and posterior saber feet.
Nice state of conservation, good stability of the seat (without reinforcement). Good quality fabric, used condition.
Remains of an old label: Mgr..... (abbreviation Monseigneur)
Directoire period, late 18th century.
As with most of my art objects and furniture, I am very careful to be able to offer them to you at a very low expert estimate.
A little history.
JACOB BROTHERS RUE MESLÉE (1796-1803):
the two brothers will exercise this activity from 1796 to 1803, date of the death of Georges II.
Remaining single, Georges II Jacob lived in the family home, rue Meslée. In fragile health, he mainly took care of the administration of the business. It was his brother, François, who was in charge of the technical management of the factory. Their productions will bear the Jacob Frères, Rue Meslée stamp. They still recall by the elegance of their lines and the use of mahogany and different woods, decorated with various inlays, those of the previous period (Guy Ledoux-Lebard). Their new general line puts an end to the severity characterizing the Directoire style and allows a first encounter with the rounded forms of the coming period, that of the harmonious and peaceful Consulate (David Chanteranne).
Joséphine Bonaparte commissioned delicate furniture with new shapes from the Jacob Brothers for her house on rue Chantereine. Shortly after, they furnished Madame Récamier's mansion, rue du Mont Blanc (Chaussée d'Antin), according to the projects of the architect Berthault (see Madame Récamier's furniture, by D. Chanteranne, Revue Napoléon Ier, n° 6, January-February 2001, p.66). Madame Récamier's bed (Musée du Louvre) uses, for the first time, the shape " boat as well as the swans as decoration.
In 1800, the First Consul ordered all the furniture from Malmaison and the Tuileries from them. Among their other clients, we can mention General Moreau, Cambacérès, Gaudin,...
At the Industrial Product Exhibitions of Year IX (September 18, 1801) and Year X (September 22, 1802), installed in the galleries of the Louvre (1), the Jacob brothers were rewarded with a medal of gold : "Their style is of a greater character, the details of the sculpture are treated with perfection".
When Chaptal visited their factory in March 1803, he discovered many workshops there: carpentry in building, carpentry in furniture, sculpture in figures, sculpture in ornaments, turning, painting and gilding, cabinetmaking, polishing, molding casting, gilding on metals, molding, upholstery and locksmith-mechanics: 322 workers, 11 foremen and 9 apprentices work there.
The furniture design projects, requested from Percier and Fontaine, were carried out by the best artists and craftsmen of the time. All species of wood are used, especially mahogany, ebony and Indian yew.
Georges II Jacob died in Paris on October 23, 1803, aged 35. Georges Jacob returns to "business", joins forces with his son François Honoré, the company changes its name and becomes JACOB D RUE MESLÉE.
Jacob Frères Rue Meslée: Rare shepherdess stamped from the Directoire period.
DIMENSIONS
Hauteur 93 cm
Largeur 68 cm
Profondeur 72 cmDELIVERY
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