270 - ~ PAIR OF ETRUSCAN-STYLE ARMCHAIRS

~ PAIR OF ETRUSCAN-STYLE ARMCHAIRS made of mahogany, mahogany veneer, and wood painted to resemble bronze. The backs are sloped downward; the armrests feature winged sphinx-shaped consoles; the waistband is decorated with radiating palmette motifs. The front legs are shaped like lion’s paws; the rear legs are saber-shaped. Consulate period, attributed to Jacob Frères. Height: 94 cm - Width: 56 cm - Depth: 70 cm (Damage, missing parts, and restorations) Upholstered with Tassinari and Chatel silk fabric by Maison Brazet in 2014. Swietenia mahagoni (II/B). Pre-Convention specimen. Provenance: – Acquired from the Galerie Berger in Beaune. – Private collection. Note: An armchair of the same model, stamped “Jacob Frères,” is held by the Mobilier National (illustrated in Denise Ledoux-Lebard’s book, *Le Mobilier français du XIXe siècle*, p. 315). Another stamped example is illustrated in Jean Nicolay, *L’art et la manière des ébénistes français*, 1976, p. 244, fig. E.