Etruscan chair with scrolled back in solid molded and turned mahogany, decorated with ribboned palmettes and curved base (accidents and restorations). Attributed to Georges JACOB, received master on September 4, 1765. Consulate period Height : 95 cm - Width : 50 cm - Depth : 72 cm Note : Our chair, of which several variants are known, originates from a drawing in a collection held by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs entitled "Mobilier de Madame Elisabeth, 1790", comprising sixty-five designs for furniture, objects and hangings, mainly by the ornemaniste Jean-Démosthène Dugourc. The design for our chair is signed by a certain Meunier. Bibliography: - Madeleine Jarry, Pierre Devinoy, Le Siège Français, Ill. 281. - Marie-Noelle de Grandy, Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Janine Leris-Laffargue, Le Mobilier Directoire, p. 29. - Anne Forray-Carlier, Jean-Marie Bruson, Au Temps des Merveilleuses: la société parisienne sous le Directoire et le Consulat, notice 281. Appraisal by Cédric HÉNON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr