Openwork side chair (one of a pair)

ca. 1785–90

Not on view

Although French styles influenced the arts of other European countries, these unusual chairs illustrate that foreign fashions also had an impact in France. The openwork back splat and brackets between the legs clearly show an interest in the anglo-chinese style propagated by the British architect William Chambers in the third quarter of the eighteenth century. The duc de Penthièvre to whom Georges Jacob supplied this seat furniture, must have had a penchant for this style: in 1785 he acquired the château de Chanteloup where the duc de Choiseul, the previous owner, had created Chinese gardens and built a pagoda.

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Title: Openwork side chair (one of a pair)
Maker: Georges Jacob (French, Cheny 1739–1814 Paris)
Date: ca. 1785–90
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Mahogany, modern horsehair upholstery
Dimensions: confirmed: 37 1/2 × 18 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (95.3 × 47.6 × 49.5 cm)
Classification: Woodwork-Furniture
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: 2019.283.24
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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