SET OF 8 CHAIRS FROM VERSAILLES

A set of eight flat-back chairs from the Empire and Louis-Philippe period, in sculpted and gilded wood, having a rectangular back with a pleated-ribbon decoration, an apron adorned with roses, and sabre legs.

Two chairs are stamped Jacon D.R. Meslée. They were supplied by Georges Jacob and François Honoré Jacob (known as Jacob Desmalter), for the dress circle of the theatre at the Petit Trianon in 1810

The two Empire chairs :

Height                91 cm                  36 in

Width                 37 cm                  14 1/2 in

The six Louis-Philippe chairs

Height                91 cm                  36 in

Width                 38 cm                  15 in

Six chairs are stamped Jacob for Georges-Alphonse Jacob. They match the above-mentioned chairs and were ordered by Louis-Philippe