Jacob Frères Rue Meslée, stamped stool from the Consulate period.

Elegant stool in mahogany and mahogany veneer, resting on four finely tapered Etruscan legs, directly inspired by the Greek Klismos. Each leg ends in a fine water-leaf motif carved into a cartouche.
This type of seat, born of the archaeological movement, was brought up to date by the architects Charles Percier and François Fontaine in their "Recueil de décorations intérieures". The Jacob brothers produced different versions.

The seat is upholstered in leopard-print velvet, evoking the appeal of exoticism and "the savage" already perceptible in the aristocratic interiors of the late XVIIIᵉ century. The appeal was fueled by travelogues, curiosity cabinets and trade with Africa, Asia and the Americas. Fawn skins were seen as prestigious objects associated with power, domination and antiquity (mythological scenes).

A similar model, in a series of four, was delivered by Jacob Frères for the boudoir of the Moreau general around 1802. Now in the Château de Fontainebleau ("Mobilier français Consulat et Empire", Jean-Pierre Samoyault, p.54, fig.68 ).

This stool is a perfect example of the neoclassical aesthetic inspired by Antiquity, very much in vogue in Paris in the late 18th / early 19th century.

Stamped Jacob Frères Rue Meslée.
Consulate period.

Very good condition.
Restored by an art cabinetmaker.
Seat restored using the traditional horsehair method.

Bibliography:
-" Mobilier français Consulat et Empire", Jean-Pierre Samoyault, éditions Gourcuff Gradenigo, p.54, fig.68.

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