One of a pair of armchairs

Jacob-Desmalter (active 1803 - 1813)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1803 - 1813

'Egyptian' style chair, related to a design published by Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (1747-1825). It is known that Denon possessed a version of a small statuette of Napoleon by Antoine Mouton showing the Emperor sitting in a chair of very similar form. This chair is one of a pair, the other one was acquired by the Walker, Liverpool with the same grant.

• Artists Include:
• Dominique Vivant Denon

• Medium: mahogany, brass & gilt-bronze
• Dimensions: 94.4 x 68 x 64cm
• Art Fund Grant: £25000 ( Total: £125,153; Export stopped)
• ArtFunded in: 1996
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Thomas Hope (1769-1831); by descent until Hope heirlooms sale from Deepdene, Surrey by Christie's, 1917; Edward Knoblock; Sotheby's; Ian Phillips; Christie's.

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