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Item details

Height

106.0 cm

Width

66.0 cm

Depth

69.0 cm

Wear conditions Wear conditions

Good

Wear conditions

Excellent

Shows little to no signs of wear and tear.

Good

May show slight traces of use in keeping with age. Most vintage and antique items fit into this condition.

Average

Likely to show signs of some light scratching and ageing but still remains in a fair condition.

Apparent Wear and Tear

Visible signs of previous use including scratches, chips or stains.

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Description

Early 19th century carved gilt-wood suite of furniture, having a beech frame with traces of original gesso and gilding. The suite shows off its carved frames in original gilt, and still has most of the original horse hair, being left to the collector to decide on which damask he or she desires.
Gesso is a very fine plaster that is prepared of finely ground chalk, and applied onto the wooden surface in a series of layers, at least fifteen layers were needed to achieve the desired thickness. Once dried, the craftsmen could cut into the new surface to create different styles and designs. When the designs were complete, the gilding could be applied. To gild the surface, a red clay ground, known as bole, would be spread onto the surface to prepare for the laying of the gold leaf.
This incredibly rare suite of gilt-wood furniture tells the tales of history, showing us the unique way it was made and the true craftsmanship behind it.

Paris, Gilt-wood suite comprising of two large armchairs and a large sofa

Attributed to Georges Jacobs, Circa 1790-1800

Louis XVI period

Notes

Georges Jacob was a prominent Parisian chair-maker who became a maître-ebéniste (master cabinet-maker) on 4 September, 1765. His pieces were supplied through the French marchand-mercier (dealer-decorator), Dominique Daguerre, who was employed by the Prince of Wales (later George IV, 1762–1830) to furnish his London residence Carlton House from 1787. At this time, the then Prince of Wales was pursuing a highly refined French neo-classical style of interior decoration.

Perhaps the most luxurious of Jacob's pieces in the Royal Collection is the large four-post tester bed à la Polonaise. The bed is ornately decorated with giltwood mounts of trophies and wreaths, an ornate frieze, and fluted Ionic columns at each corner with plumed helmet capitals. This bed was intended for George IV's bedroom at Carlton House and can be seen today in the King's State Bedchamber at Windsor Castle. A number of other pieces of furniture can be found on display at both Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, including an open armchair, a set of settees, and a bergère. Each piece demonstrates Jacob's employment of unique designs that seamlessly combine function with ornamentation.

Georges Jacob was of humble origins. He moved to Paris when he was 16 to begin his career as an apprentice in a joinery workshop. His first business was in the Rue de Cléry from 1767 and the Rue Meslée from 1775 where he employed specialist carvers and gilders. In 1791, the guild system was abolished and Jacob diversified his workshop to include cabinet-making and mounted bronzes. His fame as a furniture-maker spread across Europe and his clients included the future King George IV, Gustavus III of Sweden and several German princes.

During the French Revolution, despite his professional connections with the nobility of the Ancien Régime, Jacob remained safely in France, protected by his friendship with the Republican painter Jacques-Louis David. He later became a supplier of furniture to the revolutionary Committee of Public Safety and subsequently to Emperor Napoleon.

Having survived the Revolution with the assistance of Jacques Louis David, Jacob retired in 1796. He left his workshop to his two sons, Georges II and François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter, who traded as Jacob Frères. After the death of Georges II in 1803, Jacob came out of retirement to work with his younger son. The firm worked on a constant supply of furnishings for the Emperor Napoleon, trading under the name, Jacob Desmalter et Cie.

Condition report:

In good condition ready to be upholstered

Additional dimensions information:

The sofa measures 106cm high X 167cm in width x 77cm in depth . The seat is 58cm deep

Material
Gold, Beech
Manufactured
Origin
France
Item location
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Period
18th Century and Earlier
Condition
Used

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