Regal Pair of Shell Inlaid Armchairs

A pair of armchairs the shaped backs finely inlaid depicting scenes of figures holding garlands of flowers and ribbons with swags, to the upholstered seats flanked by out swept scrol...

Early French Art Deco armchairs by Paul Follot presented at the 1912 Salon d'Automne and documented in the portfolio thereof. Maple with inlays of amaranth. Frames have been rest...

Pair of Syrian mother-of-pearl inlaid armchairs. Exceptional early C20th hardwood chairs with intricately carved details and turned spindle and ball panels. In excellent, sturdy co...

A pair of elegant Italian armchairs from circa 1950. The chairs are in good solid condition but are in need of reupholstery.

COD-2810 Gio Ponti (1891-1979) Pair of large shell-shaped armchairs upholstered in fabric and turned feet. Model designed for the furnishings of the Hotel Bristol in Merano. Manif...

A very nice pair of mahogany tub, elbow or library chairs, with reeded fronts and diamond inlay, in overall great condition. 36" high 25" wide 26" overall depth 18" seat depth 18" s...

A pair of mid-19th century mahogany armchairs with carved and inlaid decoration, Denmark, circa 1860. Upholstered in ruby red deep buttoned cotton chenille fabric.

A superb British pair of brass inlaid Regency Revival dining armchairs, masterfully hand crafted with decorative brass inlay to the backs in beautiful solid flame mahogany. Seats ...

Pair of Middle Eastern Syrian-style (20th Century) armchairs in walnut with inlaid mother of pearl and ebony marquetry having emerald green tufted upholstery, with spindle and finial...

The curved pierced back with a palmette-inlaid shaped splat terminating in dolphin supports raised on an upholstered seat, on front carved joined hairy animal legs (pieds de bîches) and hoof feet and back sabre legs; stamped: JACOB FRERES RUE MESLEE under the front rail. For a similar dolphin support, see Madeleine Jarry and Pierre Devinois, Le Siège Français, pp. 267 and 271 illustration 264 for an armchair at the Musée Marmottan stamped G. Jacob and executed in 1792. Provenance: Millicent Rogers her son, Arturo Peralta Ramos II Jacob Frères was the stamp used by brothers Georges II (1768-1803) and Francois-Honore Jacob (1770-1841) from 1796 to 1803. They were sons of Georges Jacob (1739-1814), arguably the best-known chair maker who worked for aristocracy and royalty during the reign of Louis XVI. The Jacob Frères firm's most famous client was Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She would have most likely seen the work of their father during the revolution in a progressive aristocrat's house. She used them to decorate various Imperial residences, such as the Tuileries palace, and remained a loyal customer, using them almost exclusively, until her death. When Georges II (the elder brother) died in 1803, Georges came out of retirement to help the remaining son, Francois-Honoré (who changed his named to Jacob Desmalter) from a new partnership called Jacob Desmalter Et Cie. (stamped Jacob D. R. Meslée, on two lines), which continued to be an influential supplier for the Imperial period and is credited with helping to define the Empire style as it is known today. Millicent Rogers, born Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers, was a Standard Oil heiress, but she wasn’t a poor little rich girl...