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Set of Panoramic Wallpaper Panels "The Bay of New York" from Vues d'Amérique du Nord, Zuber et Cie, Rixheim, France, 19th Century
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- pine
- Each of the paper panels measure from height 74 ½ in. by length 56 ½ in. Overall height 74 ½ in. by length 169 ½ in.
designed in 1834 by French artist Jean-Julien Deltil, and block-printed by Zuber & Cie, Rixheim, France. The painting was based on Jacques-Gerard Milbert's engraving of 1828, American landscapes that were admired in Europe.
Comprising nine paper panels, now mounted on three wood panels.
Comprising nine paper panels, now mounted on three wood panels.
Literature
Papiers peint Panoramiques, (Flammarion, Paris: Musée des Arts Decorative, 1998), pp. 310-11
Condition
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