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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 588

19th Century Dufour & Cie Framed Wallpaper Panels

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Paris, circa 1818, "Les Incas", three panels of one scene from series of 30, color print from woodblock on board, based on 18th century book by Jean-Francois Marmontel's "Les Incas ou la Destruction de l'empire de Perou", set in faux bamboo frame, panels visible 72-1/2 x 61 in.; frame 77-1/2 x 65 in.

Note:

Illustrated: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, "French Scenic Wallpaper 1795-1865", Musee des Arts d?coratifs, Flammarion, France, 1990, p. 125 and 265.

For a similar example, see: Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession number E-814.1939

Provenance: Estate of David R. Hayworth, High Point, North Carolina

Condition

glued to board, some bumps in wallpaper where unevenly applied, losses to printed image throughout, panels overlap, cut unevenly, some discoloration, areas of water damage to upper right corner, frame discoloration, scuffing, scratching, residue, minor chips

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