1900 L'Exposition Rétrospective de l'Art Décoratif Français

Features

Author:  Gaston Migeon

Publisher:  Goupil & Cie

Place of printing:  Paris

Year of publication:  1901

Product Condition:
Work in two volumes. Prestigious full leather binding with titles, rich gilt friezes on the spine with 5 raised bands, large noble coat of arms in gold on the front plates and gilt fillets on the plates, inside edges framed by leather margins with gilt friezes, in good condition: slight peeling on the covers and on the edges of the plates, minimal scratches and pressure marks to the plates. Gilded cuts with traces of dust. Ex-libris of Prince Constantin Radziwill on front pastedowns. Well preserved leaves, slightly browned, with scattered blooms and pale brown spots, located above all along the margins and more intense on the first and last leaves. The leaves dedicated to the introductions of the individual sections have particularly burnished and fringed margins. Texte en Français

Pages:  (6), V, 40, (214), (107 tab)

Format:  In folio

Dimensions (cm):
Height:  45
Width:  35

Description

Important monograph dedicated to French Decorative Arts: the two volumes, with an introduction by Emile Molinier, present divided into sections the masterpieces exhibited during the Exposition Rétrospective de l'Art Décoratif Français which was part of the events of the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris. Each section (Les ivoires, Le bronze et la dinanderie, La tapisserie, La céramique, Orfévrerie religieuse, Les émaux peints, Orfévrerie civil, Bois et mobilier du XII au XVI siècle, Mobilier des XVII et XVIII siècles, La peinture et la sculpture) it is introduced by a brief introduction by Gaston Migeon and presents the individual works photographed and glued onto a strong paper sheet inserted between two sheets, the first of which offers the description of the object. At the Colophon: Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage Deux cents exemplaires numérotés à la presse de 1 à 200. Exémplaire n. 088. Our specimen is further enhanced by an illustrious provenance: as evidenced by the beautiful Ex Libris of Prince Constantin Radziwill and the noble coat of arms on the plates, it comes in fact from the library of the Chateau d'Ermenonville

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