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Armchairs — The Collector: Le Goût Français
27.04.2021 10:30 UTC +01:002021-04-27T10:30:00+02:00United Kingdom, London, 8 King Street, St. James'sCHRISTIE'S
Paris,
France
Lot 130 CHAISE A LA REINE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XV
Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot (1706 - 1776) 
Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot
1706 - 1776
France
Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot was an 18th century French cabinetmaker. He was the supplier of furniture for the castles of Versailles, Fontainebleau and Compiègne.
All of his works are distinguished by luxury. The lines are balanced and elegant, the carvings are numerous and executed subtly and tastefully.
Lot 238 PAIRE DE MARQUISES D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI
Georges Jacob (1739 - 1814) 
Georges Jacob
06.06.1739 - 05.07.1814
France
Georges Jacob, nicknamed Jacob the Elder, was a famous furniture maker of the French Neoclassical period. He was a pupil of Louis Delanois. Georges Jacob lived a long and rich life, during which he worked in many styles. He started out as a Rococo master in 1765 and was a supplier to the royal court and in particular to Marie-Antoinette (Queen of France since 1774), but soon moved on to the more austere style of French Neoclassicism and, later, Empire.
Lot 242 FAUTEUIL A LA REINE D'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI
Georges Jacob (1739 - 1814)
Georges Jacob
06.06.1739 - 05.07.1814
France
Georges Jacob, nicknamed Jacob the Elder, was a famous furniture maker of the French Neoclassical period. He was a pupil of Louis Delanois. Georges Jacob lived a long and rich life, during which he worked in many styles. He started out as a Rococo master in 1765 and was a supplier to the royal court and in particular to Marie-Antoinette (Queen of France since 1774), but soon moved on to the more austere style of French Neoclassicism and, later, Empire.