Lievre, EdouardABAA
Les Arts Decoratifs A Toutes Les Epoques
1870ref. 20644Paris: Morel 1870. First edition. leather_bound. Contemporary red half morocco and marbled boards marbled endpapers. Very good. 2 vols. 4 pages in text. Folio 44.2 x 33.3 cm. 120 plates comprising 100 chromolithographs and 20 engraved plates. Half-title title page and some text printed in red and black Arranged in chronological order the collection of vibrant printed color plates traces a history of decoration and ornament including textiles ceramics glass wood and metal. This work was an important during the preparation of the Paris Exhibition in 1878 being a highly influential publication in dispersing Japanese and Eastern styles as inspiration for Impressionism and Art Nouveau. The author a cabinet maker and decorator is noted for his Wardrobe "Japanese style" that was sold at 2.036 million pounds sterling at auction at Bonhams London in Dec. 12 2008 beating the world record for a piece of furniture of the 19th century. Some light marginal spotting rubbing and scuffing to leather the marbled boards fresh and bright. Morel unknown books
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