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Desire Guilmard : Le Garde Meuble, Collection de Sieges

E. Maincent, Paris, c.1860

Expertly rebacked dark blue half calf saving the original matching blue cloth boards. , 5 raised bands in 6 compartments, tooled gilt design on the spine, A few leaves with minor browning and some reinforcement, otherwise a fine collection of brilliantly hand coloured plates., Folio, 86 of the plates are brilliantly and exquisitely hand coloured, 2 black and white. A rare and beautiful series of plates on seats and chairs showing poufs, dos-a-dos, venitienne, canape confident, canape fauteuil et chaise lambroquin, l inseparable, etc. all depicting in detail the upholstery and design of the material of the piece.

Some of the plates are classical in name only such as Louis XIV,XV, which show the Victorian interpretation of these periods.

Géomètre, directeur-fondateur du journal d’ameublement Le Garde-meuble ancien et moderne, dessinateur spécialisé dans l’ornement et l’ameublement.

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