Directoire Chairs Bleached Walnut Burlap Upholstery - Set of 8

French Empire Mahogany Bergere With Blade Leather Upholstery. Circa 1810. Gorgeous piece purchased in France. Beautiful proportions. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos. Messa...

18th Century French Walnut Shield Back Chair signed by Adrien Dupain who wassupplier to the Queen probably circa 1780

18th Century Directoire Commode, Mahogany, Walnut and Sycamore with Original hardware. has CHAPNIS stamped. Piece is gorgeous and pr...

Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI Chairs. Gorgeous upholstry and shape

Rectangular backs with shield and star. Upholstered seats. Raised on circular tapered legs. Previous owner purchased from John Rosselli.

A set of six period Directoire dining chairs carved in Honduras mahogany. Identical chairs are shown in the reference book "Ebenists of the 18th century". While unstamped, this set comes with written documentation and attribution to George Jacob by a leading antique dealer in Paris from where they were purchased. Georges Jacob (6 July 1739 – 5 July 1814) the most prominent furniture maker in 18th century Paris. He produced carved, painted and gilded beds and seat furniture and upholstery work for the French royal châteaux, in the Neoclassical style that is associated with Louis XVI furniture. In his workshop he employed numerous specialist carvers and gilders. In 1785, Jacob produced the first mahogany chairs à l'anglaise, for the Comte de Provence similar in many ways to the ones on offer here. When he retired in 1796, Georges Jacob left his workshop in the hands of his two sons, one of whom was François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter who went on to become a leading French Empire Furniture...

Sturdy, innovated and original design with solid Mahogany structure. New cotton upholstery.

Each with a rectangular carved panelled top rail above a pierced vertical splat and an upholstered seat, raised on front tapering circular legs and saber back legs. The exquisite qu...