A matched pair of carved mahogany armchairs, one stamped Jacob D R Meslée one Empire, circa 1810, the other later

each with an oval back, with a pierced quatrefoil motif above a loose cushion seat and outward scrolled open arms, the seat-rail carved with an ogee motif on sabre legs

Palais D'Orsay, 15th February 1978, lot 103 (formerly in the collection of Daniel Brunot).

In overall very good condition. Joints sound and sturdy. Old minor marks, chips and scratches commensurate with age and use. The Restauration chair is of a lighter colour than the other. The blocks beneath the Empire chair are slightly lose and would benefit from being re-glued.
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Jacob D.R. Meslée was the stamp used by François-Honoré-Georges and Georges Jacob from 1803-1813.