A carved mahogany fauteuil de bureau stamped G. Jacob Louis XVI, circa 1790

the tapering pierced back with a lyre splat above downscrolled padded arms, the pierced sides carved with a diaper motif enclosing a roundel above a caned swivelling seat, with a later leather covered cushion on reeded cabriole legs terminating in toupie feet

Vente Leroy 17th December 1924, lot 307

In overall very good original condition. Attractive patina. Joints sound and sturdy. Slight variation in colour of mahogany in parts which can be repolished according to taste. Old very minor restoration to the seat-rail and top-rail and both inward curved arm supports.
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The design of this very fine armchair with its lyre shaped splat terminating in a rosette is similar to that of a voyeuse by Jacob from the salon des jeux at Saint-Cloud, illustrated by Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVllle Siècle, Paris, 1998, p. 425, fig. C. Also see the same author op. cit., p. 425, fig. B. The reeded scrolled legs so typical of Georges Jacob, can be seen on other fauteuils de bureau by him illustrated op. cit., p. 422.

Georges Jacob received Master 1765.