[Rarebooks] FS: Directory & Empire French Chairs Portfolio

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Dumonthier, Ernest. "CHAIRS BY THE JACOB BROTHERS. DIRECTORY AND CONSULATE
PERIODS". Paris; Albert Morance Documents d'Art series: 1921. A pictorial
survey of the chairs of these important French empire-period
cabinetmakers. Georges and Francois-Honore Jacob were the sons of a
cabinetmaker who had been imprisoned during the French Revolution; after
his release and retirement his sons took over the family firm and became
successful and well-known for their work in the Empire styles. This
portfolio includes a text booklet which includes a short biographical
sketch, a list of the plates, and a page of the marks the brothers used on
their furniture. An uncommon title in this series. Card Portfolio.
7"x9.5", 11 pages plus 42 b/w plates, loose in portfolio, as issued.
Covers lightly worn, string ties perished; light soil, the margins of a
few plates are slightly chipped. [30444] $250.00

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