Armchair by Georges Jacob
The French Neoclassical armchair with straight fluted legs and an oval back.
Georges Jacob (1739–1814) was the leading chair maker in Paris and made seat furniture for Marie-Antoinette at Versailles and the Trianon. He was among the first to use mahogany and antique forms. Armchairs by him are in the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum.
Materials: Carved and gilded beech or walnut, silk upholstery
Manufacture: A carved frame gilded with gold leaf by a gilder; padding and covering by an upholsterer.
Rosettes in the blocks where the legs meet the seat rail, and fluting down the legs.
The oval medallion back – a model for the Gustavian chair.