Jullian PhilippeABAA
Jullian PhilippeABAA
Le Style Second Empire
1965000552Paris: Baschet et Cie. 1965. First Edition. Full Leather. Fine/Very Good. 4to. 192 pp profusely illustrated with every aspect of Second Empire or Louis Napoleon era decor which is essentially the French equivalent of what is more widely known as high Victorian style. In actuality this encompassed a succession or simultaneity of various styles and this book breaks these down to Louis-Philippe Eugenie named after Louis Napoleon's wife the opera or more palatial style Beaux Arts the third Republic which of course followed Napoleon III's fall and exoticism. Covers metalwork jewelry ceramics furniture glass wallpaper lighting interior decoration with attention given to all the various chambers/rooms of a home. Finally the book devotes attention to how collections such as dog figurine collections or glassware collections are displayed. Of particular strength in the presentation is paper-mache and chandeliers. Other than neat inked inscription on ffep book is pristine. Dust jacket now protected with mylar has one close tear. <br/><br/> Baschet et Cie. hardcover books
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