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Décor de loge a Salon, pour Theatre, Etoffes de la maison Constant Bouhours et Juigne [Decor for a Theatre Box, Fabrics from the House of Constant Bonhours et Juigne]
Salon Louis XV (Bois doré) [Louis XV Sitting Room (Gilded Wood)]
Fond de Salon, Bois doré
Pianos Drapés, Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Draped Pianos, Ornaments from the house of Roussel and Laverlochère]
Pianos Drapés, Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Draped Pianos, Ornaments from the house of Roussel and Laverlochère]
Piano à Queue Drapé, Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Draped Grand Piano, Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère]
Piano Droit et Piano à Queue: d'apres des modeles de la maison Pleyel Ornements de la maison E. Drouet [Upright Piano and Grand Piano: after the models from the House of Pleyel Ornaments of the House of E. Drouet]
Piano Drapé Vu Sur Les Deux Faces Tentures Montées sur Tablette: Au dessus, les noeuds de ruban petits et grands et le cable sont en bois doré [Draped Piano Viewed from Both Sides, Hangings Mounted on Shelf: Above, knotted ribbons large and small and the cord are in gilded wood]
Décor Interieur et Exterieur de Loge de Theatre, Ornements de la maison E. Drouet [Interior and Exterior Decor of the Theatre Loge, Ornaments from the House of E. Drouet]
Intérieur de Cabinet de Travail Louis XIII Vieux chéne [Interior of Louis XIII Study in Old Oak View of the interior of a study, in a predominantly green wall color, drapery and furniture, as well as a bookcase, desk and globe.
Grande Croisée Louis XVI [Large Louis XVI Window] Sold
Grand Canapé Pacha [Large Pacha Sofa]
Fond de Cabinet de Travail Henri II [Back of Henry II Study]
Interieur de Cabinet de Toilette [Dressing Room Interior]
Décor d'un Salon de Campagne [Design for a Country Sitting Room] Interieur de Cabinet de Toilette [Dressing Room Interior]
Interieur de Salle à Manger Genre Moderne [Dining Room Interior in the Modern Style]
Lit Louis XV, Drapé [Louis XV Bed, Draped]
Croisée Drapé [Draped Window] Sold
Décor de Lit du Milieu [Decor of Enclosed Bed]
Croisée Chinoise [Chinese Style Window] Sold
Cabinet de Travail Genre Louis XVI [Study in the Style of Louis XVI]
Exposition Universelle Paris, 1889/ Tentures Sièges & Meubles exposés au Pavillon du Gaz par la maison Ternisien [Paris Universal Exposition, 1889/ Hangings, Seating and Furniture at the Pavilion du Gaz by the Ternisien House]
Exposition Universelle Paris, 1889/ Tentures Sièges & Meubles exposés au Pavillon du Gaz par la maison Ternisien [Paris Universal Exposition, 1889/ Hangings, Seating and Furniture at the Pavilion du Gaz by the Ternisien House]
Décor d'Estrade, pour Fête Publique [Decor for Festival Rostrum] Highly ornamental rostrum bearing numerous French flags.
Décor de Deux Croisées par Une Seule Tenture, genre Louis XV. Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère. [Decor of Two Windows with A Single Hanging, Louis XV Manner. Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère.] Illustration of a double window curtain in the manner of Louis XV.
Croisée Drapée, Avec Ustensiles de Marine & de Pêche, employés comme ornements, Ornements de la maison Roussel & Laverlochère [Draped Window, With Marine and Fishing Implements] Maritime theme bay window, chair and decorations.
Croisée Louis XV, Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Louis XVI Window, Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère] Sold
Croisée Japonaise, Ornements de la Maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Japanese Window, Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère]
Croisée Drapée, Modele et Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Draped Window, Model and Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère] Sold
Console Et Glace - Louis XV [Shelf and Mirror -- Louis XV]
Design Art, Decorative Arts, Furniture & Interiors, Le Garde-Meuble, French Antique Prints, 19th Century - Image 31
Croisée Renaissance, Modele et Ornements de la maison Roussel et Laverlochère [Renaissance Window, Model and Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère]
Design Art, Decorative Arts, Furniture & Interiors, Le Garde-Meuble, French Antique Prints, 19th Century - Image 33
Chaise Longue -- Chambre à Coucher [Chaise Longue -- Bedroom]
Chaise Longue -- Cléopatre [Chaise Longue -- Cleopatra]
Canapé de Fantaisie [Fantasy Sofa]
Canapé, Consoles et Décor Louis XV [Louis XV Sofa, Shelves and Decor] Sold
Fond de Salon -- Genre Louis XVI, Exécuté par la maison A. Vrignonneau [Back of Sitting Room -- Louis XVI Manner, Done by the House of A. Vrignonneau] Sitting room, decorated in blue, gold and white.
Boudoir Fantaisie, Modele de la maison F. Boller. Ornements de la maison Roussel & Laverlochère. [Fantasy Boudoir, Model from the House of F. Boller. Ornaments from the House of Roussel and Laverlochère] A decorated arched doorway for a boudoir, hung with drapery and flanked by elaborate framed mirrors, floral-printed chairs and a framed portrait of the lady of the house on a draped easel.
Borne Cannée [Caned Waiting Bench] A round waiting bench with a central seat back, of a type characteristic of the Victorian era, featuring an ornate lamp.
Armoire à Glace à Trois Portes assortie au lit 1828 [Armoire with Mirror and Three Doors, matching bed 1828] Sold

Design Art, Decorative Arts, Furniture & Interiors, Le Garde-Meuble, French Antique Prints, 19th Century

$350

Désiré Guilmard (c. 1810-c.1885) (after)
Midart, Garnier, et al. (lithographers)
Destouches, Paris (printer)
French Decorative Arts and Le Garde-meuble Décor
from Le Garde-meuble, Ancien et Moderne
[Furniture Repository, Antique and Modern]
D. Guilmard et Bordeaux, Rue de Lancry, 2, Paris: Mid 19th Century
Hand-colored lithographs
11 x 14.25 inches each
$350 each

A selection of hand-colored lithographs from Le Garde-meuble, an influential bimonthly interior design periodical published in Paris in the mid 19th century. It features elegant French decorative arts such as furniture, curtains and decorating accessories, and illustrations of décor as room settings. Each installment consisted of a folio of up to nine separate prints, with credits giving the names of designers and makers and intended as a practical guide for others in the field. As such they are executed with great attention to detail and color, and remain as a valuable document of 19th century decor. As the subtitle “Ancien et Moderne” implies, the designs are in various styles including those of the period — Louis-Philippe (1830-1848) and Napoleon III (Second Empire, 1850-1871), as well as revival modes, such as Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, Japonaise, Renaissance and Gothic. Some of the examples depicted were featured at international exhibitions in Paris. American and British designers and craftsmen also turned to Le Garde-meuble to stay abreast of the latest ideas in decorating, at a time when French design and décor were widely regarded as the epitome of sophistication and quality.

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Description

The Cooper Hewitt Collection (Smithsonian Institution) has an extensive number of prints from Le Garde-meuble. The widespread usage of this periodical in the 19th century, and the richness of the detail in the prints, is well described by furniture historian Cynthia Van Allen Schaffner:

Intended as a practical guide for decorators, architects, cabinetmakers, upholsterers and designers, the Le Garde-meuble lithographs contained such clear and copious detail that craftsmen could easily develop working drawings from the images. They could trace, enlarge and adapt the scaled illustrations in much the same way as they had done with earlier pattern books featuring French and British architecture and furniture. The clarity of the intricate details in Le Garde-meuble–the carving, marquetry, inlay, fabric patterns, garniture (trimmings) and passementerie (braids, tapes and tassels) is remarkable. The hand-tinting of the plates also served to convey the era’s prevailing tastes in color. Dense glazes suggested furniture surface treatments such as gleaming French-polishes, ebonizing, grained-painted highlights, and the use of glistening gilt bronze mounts.

For almost 50 years, Le Garde-meuble was edited and produced by Désiré Guilmard, an author and publishing entrepreneur with close ties to the French furniture and design community. He also produced other publications related to various aspects of furniture and décor: illustrated books, supplements, albums and reports on trade fairs and expositions.

Condition: Generally very good with usual toning, wear, soft creases. Some with short tears or chipped edges to margins. Some with light foxing or soiling. Please inquire as to condition as to any specific print.

Reference:

Schaffner, Cynthia Van Allen. Désiré Guilmard, Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne, 1839-1935. http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/Art-Design/garde-meuble/intro.htm (30 May 2012).

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Century

19th Century

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