Jacob Desmalter, Mahogany Empire Commode Return From Egypt Circa 1810

Jacob Desmalter, Mahogany Empire Chest of Drawers Return from Egypt Circa 1810 Beautiful Empire Mahogany Chest of Drawers Return from Egypt, Opening with Four Drawers in Front. Its Pilaster Uprights, Claw Feet at the Front and Sheath Feet at the Back. She is Wearing a Black Marble Top. Pull Rings and Trim in Gilt Bronze. Very Beautiful Gilding. Has its key, the locks work. Oak building. It bears a trace of stamp on the back of JACOB. Jacob Desmalter et Cie is the association of father Jacob and his son François-Honoré, who added the name “Desmalter” to his surname. This association was formed on the death of George II Jacob. From then on his works bore another inscription arranged like the previous one on two lines. The traditions of Georges Jacob were continued by his sons Georges and François-Honoré united under the corporate name of "Jacob Frères", then on the death of the eldest of the Jacob brothers on 30 Vendémiaire Year XII (23 October 1803), François- Honoré formed a new association with his father, under the name of "Jacob Desmalter et Cie". When he was appointed cabinetmaker to the Emperor, his factory had taken on prodigious development. There were no less than fifteen workshops there, including seven for carpentry, cabinetmaking and turning, three for sculpture, painting and gilding on wood, three others for working bronzes, one for tapestry and the last for mechanical locksmithing. The father was always there active and wise, taking care of everything. We made a lot, we made “rich”, but what had become of the exquisite lines of “Jacob” of the 18th century. The fact remains that it was at this time that Jacob, working with the painter David, created the Empire style, imitated from the antique and which sought in the art of imperial Rome its sumptuous, majestic and hard lines. . Parisian work. Very High Quality Furniture. Work Empire Period Return from Egypt, Beginning of the 19th Century Around 1810. Dimensions: Height: 90 cm Width: 131 cm Depth: 66 cm In Good Condition, to report pronounced wear on the pulling rings. For all information, contact us.