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Gaming Chair

Georges Jacob (French, born in 1739, master 1765, died in 1814)

about 1787–88

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueBeech, carved and gilt; modern silk velvet upholstery

DimensionsOverall: 95.2 x 59.5 x 56.5 cm (37 1/2 x 23 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.2485

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ClassificationsFurniture

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ProvenanceOctober 31, 1787, ordered for Marie-Antoinette, salon des jeux du Roi, Château de Saint-Cloud; remained at Saint-Cloud during the Directory; 1827, sold by the Garde-Meuble. By 1952, Georges de Batz and Co., New York; November 25, 1952, sold by Georges de Batz and co. to Forsyth Wickes (b. 1876 - d. 1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)