Reston, VA
Details
- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 15.5ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Architecture
- Other
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Paper
- Polychrome
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Pages removed from book and preserved prior to seller's acquisition. Some discoloration around the edges of the pages due to … morePages removed from book and preserved prior to seller's acquisition. Some discoloration around the edges of the pages due to age, and marks/staining as shown in the photos. Otherwise in original condition. Color still vibrant; the gold in particular still shines in light. Ready to frame. less
- Description
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Antique chromolithograph by F. Durin from Auguste Racinet's l'Ornement Polychrome, a book published in the 1870s containing approximately 2,000 motifs …
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Antique chromolithograph by F. Durin from Auguste Racinet's l'Ornement Polychrome, a book published in the 1870s containing approximately 2,000 motifs of styles including ancient and Asian art, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and 17th and 18th centuries.
This chromolithograph is one of two in the book detailing Mauresque (Moorish) styles, and the various architectural decoration motifs in the panel all come from the Alhambra, the marvelous palace of the Moorish Kings of Granada.
This particular chromolithograph was printed by Lemercier & Co., and published by Firmin Didot Brothers Sons & Co. Note the printer's mark (man in sailboat) at the bottom.
It is accompanied by a separate leaf with descriptive text.
Purchased by seller from a rare book dealer in Virginia. less
Reston, VA
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