Nouveau Recueil En Divers Genres D’Ornemens.
Paris, F.-É. II Joubert 1803.
Large folio (456 x 296 mm.). 8p. and THIRTY-SIX ETCHED AND ENGRAVED PLATES in nine series.
Contemporary pastepaper boards, flat spine of gilt mottled calf (crown worn).
With: Quéverdo, François-Marie-Isidore.
Premier-[Deuxième] Cayer[s] de Panneaux, Frises et sujets Arabesques. Paris, J.-F. Chéreau and F.-É. I Joubert 1788. Large folio. TOGETHER TWELVE ETCHED AND ENGRAVED LEAVES in two series, uncut.
Ad I-II: Fantasy governs these templates for candlesticks, furniture, paneling, ceilings, chimney fronts, pavilions and baths, including the famous Kiosk à la Turque and the libertine Seasons for bedrooms. Normand’s essay urges stylistic harmony. In good condition (a few leaves with scattered light foxing).
¶Ad I: Early Printed Books…British Architectural Library 2149 (lacking plates); Berlin Katalog 517.
¶Ad II: Berlin Katalog 503; not in BAL.
Price: $2,800.00