* * George Jacob (circa 1770-1775). A Louis XVI carved giltw...

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106 - * * George Jacob (circa 1770-1775). A Louis XVI carved giltwood canapé, the seat rail stamped G.IAC...

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£5,000 - £8,000

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* * George Jacob (circa 1770-1775). A Louis XVI carved giltwood canapé, the seat rail stamped G.IACOB, width 101.5cm, together with a pair of Louis XVI carved giltwood fauteuils, the back rails stamped G JACOD, with floral carved and moulded frames and recent foliate pattern fabric upholstery, 61cm wide, 62cm deep, 90cm high Please note this lot attracts an additional import tax of 5% on the hammer price
Provenance: The canapé - Christies Scone Palace, 24th May 2007, where stated - The canapé was almost certainly acquired by David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield and 7th Viscount Stormont (d. 1796), in the mid 1770s during his service as George IIIs ambassador to the court of Louis XVI; The fauteuils - Dreweatts, Donnington Priory 25th February 2015; thence Private collection Guernsey

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Look to have been repainted within the past 10 - 20 years, now with numerous small dents, scuffs and signs of old damage to the frames beneath the paint, upholstery in good order.

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Auction Date:

8th Oct 24 at 10am BST