Pair of Antique Middle Eastern Inlaid Ebony and Rosewood Armchairs

Vintage Mother of Pearl & inlaid wood Middle Eastern arm chair.

Vintage Mother of Pearl & inlaid wood Middle Eastern arm chair.

Pair of 19th Century or Earlier Middle Eastern Armchairs Bone in laid Ebonized in the Moorish style 30 x 32 x 41

Middle Eastern Moorish (19th Century) carved walnut Savonarola style armchair with a spindle and ball round back panel.

The curved pierced back with a palmette-inlaid shaped splat terminating in dolphin supports raised on an upholstered seat, on front carved joined hairy animal legs (pieds de bîches) and hoof feet and back sabre legs; stamped: JACOB FRERES RUE MESLEE under the front rail. For a similar dolphin support, see Madeleine Jarry and Pierre Devinois, Le Siège Français, pp. 267 and 271 illustration 264 for an armchair at the Musée Marmottan stamped G. Jacob and executed in 1792. Provenance: Millicent Rogers her son, Arturo Peralta Ramos II Jacob Frères was the stamp used by brothers Georges II (1768-1803) and Francois-Honore Jacob (1770-1841) from 1796 to 1803. They were sons of Georges Jacob (1739-1814), arguably the best-known chair maker who worked for aristocracy and royalty during the reign of Louis XVI. The Jacob Frères firm's most famous client was Josephine, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She would have most likely seen the work of their father during the revolution in a progressive aristocrat's house. She used them to decorate various Imperial residences, such as the Tuileries palace, and remained a loyal customer, using them almost exclusively, until her death. When Georges II (the elder brother) died in 1803, Georges came out of retirement to help the remaining son, Francois-Honoré (who changed his named to Jacob Desmalter) from a new partnership called Jacob Desmalter Et Cie. (stamped Jacob D. R. Meslée, on two lines), which continued to be an influential supplier for the Imperial period and is credited with helping to define the Empire style as it is known today. Millicent Rogers, born Mary Millicent Abigail Rogers, was a Standard Oil heiress, but she wasn’t a poor little rich girl...

A pair of antique Chinese armchairs crafted from rosewood, possibly Huanghuali rosewood, circa Late 19th century. The back is decorat...

Magnificent vintage Chinese Rosewood armchair with Mother of Pearl inlaid details. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and...

Middle Eastern Egyptian style (English, 19th Century) macassar ebony bench with pearl, and ebony trim and carved tails (Related Item: 4 arms: NIV001).

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A smart and very well made antique Swedish armchair, dating from around the 1900-1920 period. It is of very fine quality, the frame has lovely geometric inlays of ebony and a black ...