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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

654 - Decorative Arts Decorations pour Appartements de Gout.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
Decorative Arts Decorations pour Appartements de Gout. With 31 coloured copperplate engravings. Paris, Ebert & Comp., 1840. Quarto. Hardback. Paperback (heavily scuffed and bumped, spine severely brittle). First edition. – Very rare. – With ownership stamps from Erika Schug and Ernst Thaller. – Designs for curtains for bedrooms, boudoirs, alcoves and other rooms. A rare collection of designs for interior decoration from the era of the July Monarchy. The 31 coloured copper plates show designs for window and bed draperies, curtains, seating and cabinet furniture, mirrors and wall decorations. Such illustrated collections were aimed at upholsterers, interior decorators, cabinetmakers and wealthy building owners. The colouring illustrates not only the form and structure, but also the colour and choice of fabrics for the furnishings. The plates thus provide a vivid testimony to the tastes of the upper middle classes around 1840. Stylistically, the designs belong to the period between the late Empire style and the historicism of the Louis-Philippe style, with neo-Gothic, neo-Rococo and Renaissance influences. During these years, the upholsterer-decorator gained prominence as a distinct profession. Complete, colour-preserved sets of these plates from this period are rarely found on the market. They were heavily used as working templates in workshops or dismantled into individual sheets. - Stained and with browned edges. Well preserved overall. Arts and Crafts. - With 31 hand-coloured copperplate engravings. Half-leather brochure (heavily rubbed and bumped, spine severely cracked). - First edition. - Very rare. - With ownership stamps of Erika Schug and Ernst Thaller. - Very rare. - With ownership stamps of Erika Schug and Ernst Thaller. - Designs for curtains for bedrooms, boudoirs, alcoves and other rooms. A rare pattern book of interior furnishings from the July Monarchy. The 31 hand-coloured engraved plates show designs for window and bed draperies, curtains, seating and cabinet furniture, mirrors and wall decorations. Pattern books of this kind were intended for upholsterers, decorators, ébénistes and wealthy patrons. The colouring illustrates the form and construction of each design, as well as its colours and choice of fabrics. The plates therefore provide a vivid record of upper-middle-class taste around 1840. In terms of style, the designs lie between the late Empire period and the historicism of the Louis-Philippe style, with elements of Gothic Revival, Rococo Revival and Renaissance Revival. During this period, the upholsterer-decorator emerged as a profession in its own right. Complete copies of pattern books from this period with their colouring intact are rarely found on the market. They were heavily used as working patterns in workshops or taken apart for their individual plates. – Stained, with browned margins. Overall in good condition. – Stained, with browned margins. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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