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  • Directoire Mahogany Bergère Attributed to Georges Jacob
    By Georges Jacob
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    A Directoire Mahogany Bergère Attributed to Georges Jacob, its curved back and padded armrests with finely carved baluster-shaped supports raised on turned front legs and sabre back legs. With a spurious Jacob stamp to back rail. The term "Directoire" refers to a historical period following the French Revolution (1789) and preceding the First Empire when Napoleon reigned, but also to a style of furniture and decoration covering a longer period from 1789 to 1804. It is characterized by the production of furniture with simplified forms and ornaments, inspired by antique decorations. The profound social and political upheavals that marked this period had a direct impact on the production of Directoire furniture. The stripping down of furniture pieces, which had begun in the 1780s under the influence of Greek art, was accentuated during this period. The abolition of guilds by the revolutionaries also forced manufacturers in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine to simplify shapes and materials. Elegant and graceful, the furniture is generally small-scale. They retain the Louis XVI structure. The Directoire style adopts clean shapes, straight lines, simple curves, flat surfaces and right angles. Lines accentuate geometric shapes inspired by Antiquity. A typical trait is the pronounced rolled-over back, similar to a scroll illustrated in our bergere, evocative of the klismos chair. Only the more luxurious pieces of furniture use mahogany, an exotic and expensive wood. Despite his humble origins, Georges Jacob rose to become one of the most renowned menuisiers of his day. Unlike many artisans who joined their fathers or brothers in the middle-class family trade of furniture making, Jacob was from a peasant family and moved to Paris at sixteen to begin his career. He apprenticed in a joinery workshop and eventually became a master in 1765. He developed a reputation for producing inventive designs for chairs, beds, and screens carved with such motifs as twisted ribbons, guilloches, beading, and fluting. Jacob's reputation grew quickly, eventually spreading outside France; the future King George IV of England, Gustavus III of Sweden, and several German princes...
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    Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Bergere Chairs

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  • Large Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Five-Light Wall Lights in the Style of Caffieri
    By Jacques Caffieri
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    Each sconce of asymmetrical rocaille design with foliate-cast backplate issuing five foliate S and C- scrolling candle arms mounted throughout with stylized leaf-tip motifs. Drilled ...
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    Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Wall Lights and Sconces

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    Bronze

  • Pair of Louis XV Gilt Bronze Figural Chenets (Andirons)
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    Pair of Louis XV Ormolu Andirons, depicting a seated gallant with a guitar and his companion, each with a dog looking up and rocaille scrolling. with log rests (dimensions include th...
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    Antique Mid-18th Century French Rococo Andirons

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  • Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    The original shaped rectangular mirror plate within a scrolled and mirrored surround carved with foliage surmounted with a mirrored and foliate double crest. From the Southwest of F...
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    Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Wall Mirrors

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    Wood, Glass

  • Louis XV Style Giltwood and Chinoiserie Porcelain Wall Bracket
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    The shaped top on a C-scroll and acanthus support inset with a porcelain plaque with a Chinoiserie decor. From the collection of celebrated interior designer Mario Buatta whose taste for Chinoiserie is well documented. Blue chip socialites, business tycoons such as the Newhouses and the Forbes, as well as pop stars (Mariah Carey...
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    Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Brackets

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    Giltwood

  • Louis XV/XVI Transitional Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Commode by Ohneberg
    By Martin Ohneberg
    Located in Kittery Point, ME
    Stamped Stumpff and Ohneberg. The shaped, eared breccia marble top above two drawers with satinwood geometrical frieze and three panels inlaid sans traverse with musical trop...
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    Antique 1760s French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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    Bronze

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  • Classic Pair of French Louis XV Style Leather Bergères with Ottomans
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  • Antique Pair of French Louis XV Upholstered Bergere Chairs
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  • Pair Louis XV Style Bergeres by MGM
    By Meyer Gunther Martini
    Located in Hanover, MA
    A pair of Louis XV provincial style blue/gray painted bergeres upholstered in cream colored mohair with brass nailhead trim. Price shown is per pair. We believe these came from Trouv...
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  • Pair French White Paint Decorated Carved Louis XV Bergere Armchairs Circa 1940s
    Located in Swedesboro, NJ
    For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delivery needs! They offer a reasonable flat-rate fee for delivery and set up to the ground floor of your home. They deliver to the vast majority of the lower 48 states. They offer a flat rate for most of our items with exclusions for the largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater complexity. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase as these rates are different from our stated pricing. For those items please ask for a shipping quote prior to purchase. Most deliveries to the East Coast will be 295.00, to the mid-west and Southern mid-west 395.00. To the areas west of Kansas 495.00 and the farthest points to the West coast will be 595.00. Again, some areas we can't cover, however we can deliver to most of the lower 48 states so please inquire to be sure! Delivery times range from as fast as 1-4 weeks for the east coast to 5-9 weeks to the farthest areas of the west coast, sometimes longer and sometimes even shorter. If it is a time sensitive purchase, we may be able to accommodate you for a higher price. It is our goal to please each and every one of our customers with the highest standard of service possible. You must realize and accept that we are shipping antique, vintage and quality used furnishings to your home. We cannot control traffic, weather, and acts of God. There will be times when additional patience will be necessary. This is a gorgeous pair of French Louis XV armchairs...
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