Georges Jacob Master In 1765 Four Louis XV Period Giltwood Armchairs Circa 1765-1770

Georges Jacob, Master in 1765

Four gilded wood armchairs from the Louis XV period, circa 1765-1770

Of museum quality, Louis XV armchairs stamped by Jacob are very rare. They exhibit the subtle curves characteristic of the late Louis XV period, along with sculpted decorations of small flowers and foliage. The most interesting examples are the simplest, with very elegant lines highlighted by fine, supple moldings that testify to Georges Jacob's great talent.

An elegant and very rare set of four cabriolet armchairs in gilded beechwood, molded and finely carved with small flowers, the armrest supports in a whiplash curve, resting on cabriole legs.

Our Louis XV-period armchairs are stamped by Georges Jacob, who became a Master in 1765.

Dimensions: Height 34.84 inches - Width 24.41 inches - Seat Depth 20.08 inches and Seat Height 15.75 inches.

These magnificent armchairs have been restored according to the highest standards. They are in excellent condition. The craftsmen—cabinetmaker, gilder, and upholsterer—have dedicated their skills to preserving these armchairs. Beautiful upholstery work, our armchairs are newly covered in a magnificent floral fabric in red and yellow on an ivory background, adorned with wide trimmings.

Biography:

Georges Jacob (1739-1814) – Master on September 4, 1765.

He is the most famous and creative of all the chairmakers of 18th-century France. Among his distinguished clientele was the royal family.

Georges Jacob was born in 1739 in Cheny, in the Burgundy region. The son of Étienne Jacob and Françoise Beaujean, farmers. He arrived in Paris at a young age in 1755 as an apprentice cabinetmaker with Jean-Baptiste Lerouge, established on rue de Charenton. He then worked as a journeyman for Louis Delanois, a supplier to Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV. As a promoter of the neoclassical style in seating, Delanois undoubtedly influenced Jacob's models.

Admitted as a master in 1765 with a small gilded wood armchair, Jacob subsequently established his own workshop. Two years later, he married Jeanne-Germaine Loyer, from a family of master embroiderers. Initially established on rue de Cléry, his workshops moved to rue Meslée in 1775, marking the most successful period of his career, during which the largest royal commissions were executed.

Georges Jacob was an innovator: his creativity is also evident in the arrangement and decoration of the legs and arms of his armchairs, where he introduced new designs. Many of his armchairs feature tapered, fluted legs. These legs connect to the seat frame with a die or block, adorned with a rosette.

References:

Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIème Siècle - Pierre Kjellberg - Les Éditions de l'Amateur - 2002.

Les ébénistes du XVIIIe siècle - Comte François de Salverte - Les éditions d'Art et d'Histoire - 1934.

Musée Marmottan Paris.