SUITE OF SIX GENDARME-HATTED QUEEN-BACK ARMCHAIRS, STAMPED H.JACOB, FOR HENRI JACOB, LOUIS XVI PERIOD in gilded, moulded and carved wood decorated with fluting, rais-de-cœurs, flowers and foliage. The uprights have detached columns, the armrests have cuffs, the armrest supports are balusters, and the tapered legs are fluted. With maker's mark and GB mark Fine later damask silk upholstery A SET OF SIX ARMCHAIRS, STAMPED H.JACOB, FOR HENRI JACOB, LOUIS XVI PERIOD 92 x 62 x 54 CM - 36,2 x 24,4 x 21,3 IN. Georges Jacob (1739-1814) established himself as the grand master of the chair in the 18th century. He received his master's degree on 4 September 1765, and from the reign of Louis XV to the Consulate, he made chairs in all styles. He established himself as the great innovator of Neoclassicism. The ingenuity of his designs and the quality of his workmanship made him the supplier to the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne. Indeed, Marie-Antoinette called on his virtuosity for the Treillage room in the Petit Trianon, as well as for the châteaux of Fontainebleau, Rambouillet, Saint-Cloud and Versailles. Members of the royal family such as Monsieur, the King's brother, the Comte de Provence, for whom he became ordinary carpenter, the Comte d'Artois, Louis XVI's second brother, and Madame Élisabeth, his sister, were among his prestigious clients. All the major museums in France and abroad hold works by this cabinetmaker.