A Palatial Scale 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Salon Set

This three piece early 19 Century salon set features finely carved gold leaf gilded frames accented by rosettes palmettes and acanthus characterizing most French Empire furnitur...

A rare and unusual carved and gilt corner chair of the Louis XVI period. The frame is totally carved with scroll work, rosettes, ribbons, with a decorative 'acorn' at the back corner...

A striking pair of late French Empire mahogany armchairs, highly decorated with gilded bronze mounts on the upper back rail and all round the bottom of the seat as well. The curved open front arms terminate in carved dolphins. The chairs have been re-upholsterd in a cream and dark green striped antique silk fabric...

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...

An Impressive French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style five-piece giltwood carved salon or parlor suite, comprising of a canapé (settee) and four fauteuils à la reine (Armchairs) uph...

A very fine and palatial French 19th century Louis XV style giltwood carved five-piece salon suite, comprising of a canapé (Settee) and four fauteuils à la reine (Armchairs), all of ...

A fine French Louis XVI style 19th century giltwood carved three-piece salon suite, comprising of a three-corps settee and...

This is the very high end for quality for salon set comprising a sofa and 4 armchairs in the style of louis XVI ,This salon set was upholstery in exactlty in the same maner what they...