An Empire Style Giltwood Ceremonial Fauteuil, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter, with...
An Empire Style Giltwood Ceremonial Fauteuil, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter, with rectangular back, griffin arm supports and foliate and scroll rails, on fluted turned tapering legs
François-Honoré Georges Jacob, known as Jacob-Desmalter, produced a variety of seating furniture with Egyptian motifs made popular following Napoleon's Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801, including a set of six fauteuils made by Jacob-Desmalter in 1804, designed by Percier and Fontaine for Napoleon's throne room at the Palais de Tuileries
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An Empire Style Giltwood Ceremonial Fauteuil, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter, with rectangular back, griffin arm supports and foliate and scroll rails, on fluted turned tapering legs
François-Honoré Georges Jacob, known as Jacob-Desmalter, produced a variety of seating furniture with Egyptian motifs made popular following Napoleon's Egyptian campaign of 1798-1801, including a set of six fauteuils made by Jacob-Desmalter in 1804, designed by Percier and Fontaine for Napoleon's throne room at the Palais de Tuileries