SOLD
France, 1815/20
Brown leather upholstery
Mahogany veneer with acanthus leaf detail
Stamped underneath front seat rail:
‘JACOB D. MESLEE’
(stands for Jacob Desmalter Rue de Meslee, Paris.)
Height: 37” Seat Height: 18.5”
24” x 26”
The Jacob-Desmalters, who named their business in 1803
Jacob-Desmalter et Cie, were the most fashionable cabinet-makers
in France during the Empire period. Their business continued
after the fall of Napoleon.
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