Set consisting of two têtes-à-têtes (loveseats)

and four armchairs delivered around 1810-1811 for the Parade Chamber of Marshal Davout’s wife, Princess of Eckmühl and Duchess of Auerstaedt.

PARIS, EMPIRE PERIOD, CIRCA 1810-1811.
FRANÇOIS-HONORÉ-GEORGES JACOB-DESMALTER (1770-1841)

Carved and gilt wood.

Tête-à-tête: H. 98 cm. (38 ½ in.); L. 125 cm. (49 ¼ in.); W. 66 cm. (26 in.).

Armchair: H. 98 cm. (38 ½ in.); L. 67 cm. (26 ½ in.); W. 55 cm. (21 ¾ in.).

STAMP: “Jacob-Desmalter, rue Meslée”

MARK IN INK: “Werner”

LABEL: “Maréchal Davout, rez-de-chaussée, nouvelle chambre à coucher”.

PROVENANCE: delivered around 1810-1811 for the Parade Room of Marshal Davout’s wife, Princess of Eckmühl and Duchess of Auerstaedt, within the Hôtel d’Eckmühl, also known as the Hôtel de Monaco, 121 rue Saint-Dominique in Paris (today n°. 57).

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