Jacob Desmalter - Pair Of Empire Mahogany And Velvet Chairs

Pair of Empire chairs in mahogany, sober model of Jacob with lyre backrest, front legs in balusters and posterior in saber. Mahogany and mahogany veneer, they are covered with Empire crushed velvet in Bordeaux color (Marie Louis de Tassinari and Chatel model). Under the belt, a chair has kept a trace of a paper label of provenance. End of the Empire period, 1810s. Our chairs are typical of the productions of Maison Jacob Desmalter for Imperial furniture. This company benefited from the protection of the Emperor, and it was the company that provided a good part of the very important furniture ordered for the Imperial and then Royal residences under the Restoration. Although not stamped, the Jacob Desmalter production is beyond doubt. The model is known and adorned with variations the dining rooms of many Imperial palaces (such as Monte Cavallo in Rome in the last photo) or even Princely or Royal (variants of the 2 models of chairs from the castle of Bizy that we sold there a few months ago https://www.gslr-antiques.com/fr/boutique/sieges/paire-chaises-jacob-lp-chateau-bizy.php or https://www.gslr-antiques.com/fr /boutique/seats/chaise-jacob-lp-chateau-bizy.php) For these collection Empire chairs, we have carried out a national furniture quality restoration: each seat unpinned, reassembled, re-varnished with a buffer, horsehair trim in knife blade, crushed velvet cover enhanced with old gold thread braids. Width 45cm Seat height 48cm Backrest height 93cm