Jacob Desmalter - Pair Of Chairs - Rambouillet Model - Lelièvre Fabric - Empire Period

Visible in Paris. Free delivery throughout France. Contact me for Europe and the world.Jacob-Desmalter Pair of chairs in walnut imitation mahoganyPeg-tied beltsDimensions: H. 90; W. 45.5; D. 40 (cm.)Paris circa 1805These chairs are of a dining room model, with turned and molded double baluster front legs, and saber-shaped back legs. The belt is molded on three sides. The backrest is an openwork board "in bars" without a base. It is also flared on the top, and finished with rollers [1]. Trace of stamp on both, by JACOB D. / R. MESLEE for the period 1803-1813. This typology is found on the seats of the Emperor's apartments at Rambouillet and those preserved at Compiègne, as well as on the order for Monte Cavallo. The order memorandum for Rambouillet thus mentions “walnut in imitation of mahogany”. Nine of these chairs are preserved at the Musée Marmottan, inventory number 215 to 223, Paul Marmottan bequest, others at Versailles and at the Mobilier National. François-Honoré-Georges Desmalter: the most fashionable Parisian cabinetmaker at the beginning of the 19th century, he employed more than three hundred workers to honor imperial and private orders. The firm went bankrupt in 1813 due to the non-payment of the imperial regime. François Honoré Georges Jacob Desmalter revived the company at the time of the Restoration, thus regaining the Bourbon clientele that had made his father famous. Condition report: old varnish and small accidents, horsehair seats on straps and imitation horsehair fabric from Lelièvre, a small stain on one. It is possible to reupholster these seats to your taste. Contact us. References: [1] see description of the Mobilier National, inventory number GMT-7683-019 Chairs from the same series at the Mobilier National: GMT-11168