EMPIRE PERIOD BOAT BED Stamped by Jacob Desmalter Rue Meslée In mahogany and mahogany veneer, decorated with chased and gilded bronze, the uprights decorated with ram heads, the legs ending in wooden castors, stamped JACOB.D.R. MESLEE twice under the front crosspiece, fitted with a bed base (not illustrated); wear to the varnish, one bronze element missing. H. 96 cm (37 ¾ in.) l. 106 cm (41 ¾ in.) P. 224 cm (88 ¼ in.) Dimensions (bed) : 87 x 201 cm (24 ¼ x 79 ¼ in.) Jabob Desmalter Rue Meslée, stamp used by François-Honoré-Georges and Georges Jacob from 1803 to 1813. Provenance : Sale in Neuilly-sur-Seine, 11 December 2000, lot 138. An Empire gilt-bronze mounted and mahogany bed, stamped by Jacob Desmalter Rue Meslée