Pair of armchairs

Georges Jacob, c. 1787

Georges Jacob was the leading menuisier (maker of chairs and other carved furniture) in Paris in the last quarter of the 18th century. These armchairs are executed in a light, refined interpretation of Neoclassicism. Jacob made several sets of chairs for Queen Marie Antoinette of France, which closely resemble this pair.

  • Artwork typefurniture, chair, seating furniture, armstoel, suite
  • Object numberBK-16656-A
  • Dimensionsheight 96 cm x width 55 cm x depth 61 cm, width 46.5 cm x depth 43 cm, height 39.5 cm x depth 52.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsverguld notenhout, de bekleding grotendeels vernieuwd

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Pair of armchairs

Georges Jacob, c. 1787

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pair of armchairs

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16656-A

  • Description

    Armstoel, verguld en bekleed. De conische poten bestaan uit door ringen gebundelde pijlen. Sierranden op de dorpels en aan drie zijden van het zitraam. De gecanneleerde vaasvormige armleggerstutten rusten op huizen, die aan één kant zichtbaar zijn. De armleggers lopen met acanthusblad in het rugraam over; op de uiteinden ondermeer een hondekop. De gecanneleerde rugstijlen zijn versierd. De bovendorpel toont tussen de bovendelen van een flambouw met vlam, een opengewerkte boog, krans en lint. BK-16656-b/c.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘G JACOB’

Creation

  • Creation

    furniture maker (person): Georges Jacob, Paris

  • Dating

    c. 1787

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    verguld notenhout, de bekleding grotendeels vernieuwd

  • Dimensions

    • height 96 cm x width 55 cm x depth 61 cm
    • width 46.5 cm x depth 43 cm
    • height 39.5 cm x depth 52.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Raoul Ancel, Paris;{Baarsen 2013, pp. 440-3, no. 108.} …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 344, no. Mo.69.} purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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