1. French Finesse
Estimate £70,000-£80,000 Sold £126,000
Christie’s Exceptional Sale was just that, throwing up some opulent antiques for furniture connoisseurs to bid on. Lot 26 was a giltwood canape veilleuse à, la Turque - a type of chaise longue or often placed by the fireside and used by high society women to rest and stretch out their legs. The maker of the scarlet sofa, C1775, was Georges Jacob, a Parisian master (furniture maker) who stamped his pieces G. IACOB. Among the decorative flourishes are top rails carved
