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Neoclassical Louis XVI Fauteuil

Creator: Georges Jacob (Attributed)
Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Exquisite French circa 1785 late Louis XVI period and style fauteuil having tall tablet form backrest on chamfered vertical supports continuing into dramatic panel cut splayed rear legs joined by rosette blocks connecting horse-shoe form caned seat surmounting carved rosette blocks and fluted tapered legs. Shaped arms descend from vertical back-supports ending in 'dolphin-nose' arm-rests above finely twist-carved baluster form supports on stop-flute carved blocks. Arm-height: 26".

Although not signed, this important and rare chair is most certainly from the Paris workshop of Georges Jacob, maitre ebeniste to Louis XVI in 1765 and working until 1796. Stylistically the form of this chair is an early example of the transitioning of French taste preceding the Revolution from traditional French designs to the emerging academic neoclassical styles of what becomes the Directoire and Empire. Provenance: Private New York City collection.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Carved fruitwood, woven cane
Condition:	Good. Lacking squab or slip cushion. Non-detracting slight age warp to frame, presents beautifully.
Creation Date:	circa 1785
Styles / Movements:	Classical, Louis XVI, Neoclassical
Incollect Reference #:	317291

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	37 in;	D.	18 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	93.98 cm;	D.	45.72 cm;

Seat H.	15.75 in;	Arm H.	26 in;
Seat H.	40.01 cm;	Arm H.	66.04 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.