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GEORGES JACOB (1739-1814)

Settee

c.1775-90

RCIN 20590

The unusual studded, geometric design of this settee is the work of the prominent Parisian menuisier (or chair- and bed-maker) Georges Jacob. It is part of a suite of seat furniture bought by the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre in one of the earliest phases of the furnishing of Carlton House.

Purchased c.1785–90


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