Openwork side chair (one of a pair) ca. 1785-90 Georges Jacob 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 chteau de Chanteloup where the duc de Choiseul, the previous owner, had created Chinese gardens and built a pagoda.. Openwork side chair (one of a pair). French, Paris. ca. 1785-90. Mahogany, modern horsehair upholstery. Woodwork-Furniture

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Openwork side chair (one of a pair) ca. 1785-90 Georges Jacob 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 chteau de Chanteloup where the duc de Choiseul, the previous owner, had created Chinese gardens and built a pagoda.. Openwork side chair (one of a pair). French, Paris. ca. 1785-90. Mahogany, modern horsehair upholstery. Woodwork-Furniture

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