Molded, carved, and gilded wooden fireplace screen; the upright posts are freestanding columns decorated with waterleaf motifs, trelliswork with floral finials, fluting, and cut-out leaves; the crossbars feature a design of knotted myrtle branches. The removable silk-embroidered panel depicting a vase of flowers is crowned with a laurel wreath flanked by scrollwork (signs of wear; the four disc-shaped glides are missing). Attributed to Georges JACOB or JACOB Frères. The frame is of Louis XVI period. The leaf, its frame, and its crown are from the Restoration period. Height: 120 cm - Width: 41 cm - Depth: 73 cm Note: Our fireplace screen is comparable, with the exception of the leaf’s crown, to the fireplace screen made by Jacob Frères, now housed at the Château de Fontainebleau (inv. GMT1440). The screen housed at Fontainebleau was part of the furnishings in the second salon of Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810) at the Palace of the Executive Directory, now the Luxembourg Palace. Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810) was a member of the Executive Directory from 26 Floréal, Year VI (May 15, 1798) to 28 Prairial, Year VII (June 16, 1799). His furnishings included a three-backed sofa, two wing chairs, and ten armchairs, along with a mantelpiece screen and a folding screen, both from the Louis XVI period. Bibliography: -J.-P. Samoyault, Through the Collections of the Mobilier National (16th–20th Centuries), Paris, 2000, pp. 99–100 -J. Vittet, M. Barbier, J.-P. Samoyault, and V. Droguet, Un palais pour l’Empereur: Napoléon Ier à Fontainebleau, Paris, 2021, pp. 82 and 105. -T. Sarmant, Napoleon’s Lost Palaces: Tuileries, Saint-Cloud, Meudon, Paris, 2021, pp. 121–122. -V. Carpentier, D. Del Pesco, and V. Droguet, *Fontainebleau: The True Residence of Kings, the House of the Centuries*, Paris, 2015, p. 240. -R. Serrette, “The Mystery of the Double Crowned G’s Finally Solved,” *L’Objet d’art*, no. 614, October 2024, p. 77, note 58. Appraisal conducted by Mr. Cédric HENON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€2,100
Buyer's premium
28.8%
Molded, carved, and gilded wooden fireplace screen; the upright posts are freestanding columns decorated with waterleaf motifs, trelliswork with floral finials, fluting, and cut-out leaves; the crossbars feature a design of knotted myrtle branches. The removable silk-embroidered panel depicting a vase of flowers is crowned with a laurel wreath flanked by scrollwork (signs of wear; the four disc-shaped glides are missing).
Attributed to Georges JACOB or JACOB Frères.
The frame is of Louis XVI period.
The leaf, its frame, and its crown are from the Restoration period.
Height: 120 cm - Width: 41 cm - Depth: 73 cm
Note: Our fireplace screen is comparable, with the exception of the leaf’s crown, to the fireplace screen made by Jacob Frères, now housed at the Château de Fontainebleau (inv. GMT1440).
The screen housed at Fontainebleau was part of the furnishings in the second salon of Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810) at the Palace of the Executive Directory, now the Luxembourg Palace. Jean-Baptiste Treilhard (1742–1810) was a member of the Executive Directory from 26 Floréal, Year VI (May 15, 1798) to 28 Prairial, Year VII (June 16, 1799). His furnishings included a three-backed sofa, two wing chairs, and ten armchairs, along with a mantelpiece screen and a folding screen, both from the Louis XVI period.
Bibliography:
-J.-P. Samoyault, Through the Collections of the Mobilier National (16th–20th Centuries), Paris, 2000, pp. 99–100
-J. Vittet, M. Barbier, J.-P. Samoyault, and V. Droguet, Un palais pour l’Empereur: Napoléon Ier à Fontainebleau, Paris, 2021, pp. 82 and 105.
-T. Sarmant, Napoleon’s Lost Palaces: Tuileries, Saint-Cloud, Meudon, Paris, 2021, pp. 121–122.
-V. Carpentier, D. Del Pesco, and V. Droguet, *Fontainebleau: The True Residence of Kings, the House of the Centuries*, Paris, 2015, p. 240.
-R. Serrette, “The Mystery of the Double Crowned G’s Finally Solved,” *L’Objet d’art*, no. 614, October 2024, p. 77, note 58.
Appraisal conducted by Mr. Cédric HENON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr
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92210 Saint-Cloud