Live Auction 15492The Collector: Silver & 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture & Works of Art
A FRENCH GILTWOOD FIVE-PIECE SALON SUITE
Lot 752 PROPERTY FROM A PIEDMONTESE PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 750-761)

A FRENCH GILTWOOD FIVE-PIECE SALON SUITE

AFTER THE MODEL BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1890

Closed14 November 2018

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GBP 17,500

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A FRENCH GILTWOOD FIVE-PIECE SALON SUITE
AFTER THE MODEL BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1890
Comprising a canapé and four fauteuils, each finely carved with square backs on fluted tapering legs, the backs, arms, and seats covered with Aubusson-style tapestries
The canapé: 43 in. (110.5 cm.) high; 70 ¼ in. (178.5 cm.) wide; 24 ¼ in. (61.5 cm.) deep
The fauteuils: 40 ½ in. (103 cm.) high; 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) wide; 20 ¾ in. (53 cm.) deep

Specialist note

With the finely carved entrelac friezes, acanthus-clad arm rests, and strands of pearl detailing the present suite closely resembles a sixty-piece suite of seating furniture executed in 1787 by Georges Jacob for the salon des Jeux du Roi at Château de Saint-Cloud. Several examples from this original suite are now at Versailles (inv. V4926, V4926, and V4936).