Armchair in green relaquered wood with a moulded...

Armchair in green relaquered wood with a moulded golden rechampi, the armrests supported by a ring column, the belt slightly curved, it rests on double baluster front legs and arched hind legs. Not very legible stamp Jacob D rue Meslée. It has a label with the illegible inscription: "Grand Salon appt de St Cloud" and the black stencil markings: V 6986, V 52666, 4434 and PT 137 Empire period (small restorations, wear, chips) H : 91,5 L : 59 P : 50,5 cm Provenance : former collection of the castle of Saint Projet, known as Queen Margot's castle The Jacob D rue Meslée stamp was used from 1803 to 1813 : association of François-Honoré Georges Jacob with his father Georges Jacob. This armchair was probably delivered for the "Grand Salon" of the palace of Saint Cloud around 1804-1805. PT 137 could correspond to suite n°39: "four painted wooden armchairs, baluster feet, square backs covered in yellow Utrecht velvet, gilded nails"1 . V6986 : it is located in Queen Amelia's Apartments, south wing of the Ministers 2 . V52666 and n°4434 Sieur Verdier's apartment, Cour des Princes, pavillon d'Orléans3 . Released on May 3, 1966 then probably sale of the domain A letter from the Conservation of the Palace of Versailles details the history of this armchair. 1 - Inv 1833 2 - Inv 1840 3 - Inv 1855 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.