A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS - photo 1
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS - photo 2
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS - photo 3
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS - photo 4
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS - photo 5

A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS

Lot 119
17.04.2024 14:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 40 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1177084
Lot 119 | A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
A SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT FAUTEILS

BY GEORGES JACOB, CIRCA 1785

Each with rectangular padded back, padded arms with bowed upholstered seat, the crest-rails sharply and finely carved with central berried acanthus, the frames carved with beading, guilloche, coin-pattern, acanthus and leaf-tips, on circular tapering stop-fluted legs headed by paterae and leaf-tips, upholstered in 18th century Beauvais tapestry depicting flower-filled baskets and musical and garden trophies suspended from festooned draperies on a beige ground, each stamped ‘G. IACOB’, one inscribed in pencil ?’AB’, one inscribed in pencil ‘4’ (three times), ‘GS’, and ‘FL’, one stenciled ‘29’ and inscribed in pencil ‘GS’ and ‘5’, en suite with lots 120 and 121

38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) wide, 22 in. (56 cm.) deep





Provenance

Jules Beer, Paris, 25 May 1913, lot 70.

Baron Robert de Rothschild, Paris (1880-1946).

Baron Alain de Rothschild, Paris, by descent (1910-1982).

Property Formerly in the Collection of the Late Baron Robert de Rothschild (1880-1946); Christie's New York, 14 November 1985, lot 226.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
17.04.2024 – 17.04.2024
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

More from Creator

A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED AND GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI WHITE-PAINTED AND GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS
$100 000
AN ENGLISH GILTWOOD FOOTSTOOL
AN ENGLISH GILTWOOD FOOTSTOOL
$100
LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD CONSOLE
LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD CONSOLE
$8 000
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD MARQUISES
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD MARQUISES
$10 000
AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY CANAPE
AN EMPIRE MAHOGANY CANAPE
£6 000
A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL
$2 000
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND TOLE PEINTE URNS
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND TOLE PEINTE URNS
$100
A LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT CANAPE
A LOUIS XVI GILT-WALNUT CANAPE
$10 000

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.