Did joiner Georges Jacob make this flat-backed chair for the Count of Artois? Its result, princely for an armchair, tends to support the hypothesis.
Georges Jacob (1739-1814), Louis XVI period, c. 1785, armchair with flat back in molded, carved and gilded wood, 101 x 71 x 62 cm (39.77 x 27.96 x 24.41 in).
Result: €128,000