MANUFACTURE DUFOUR & LEROY circa 1827
Anthenor's Travels
Incomplete polychrome panoramic printed by the plate on ground paper, comprising 23 of 25 strips, but some strips with significant missing parts. Two entire strips are missing, N°4: greenery at the end of the race of the Spartan girls and N°11: the dance of the young girls in front of the grotto.  
Dimensions of one strip: 210x53cm - Length: 11.13 m
Condition: numerous accidents, stains, wear and tears, significant missing parts, particularly at the bottom, strip N°13 incomplete, some strips shorter, but very fresh colors.

Source: 
E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and antique wallpaper DK1935/1936: "Anthénor, en 25 lés avec 1689 planches, dont 939 pour les figures et 83 couleurs, dont 42 pour les figures - la collection 70 francs."

Bibliography: 
Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Papiers peints panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1990, p. 264: "Sources: Etienne François de Lantier, Les Voyages d'Anténor en Grèce et en Asie, 1798".
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Lot no. 37

MANUFACTURE DUFOUR & LEROY circa 1827 Anthenor's Travels Incomplete polychrome panoramic printed by the plate on ground paper, comprising 23 of 25 strips, but some strips with significant missing parts. Two entire strips are missing, N°4: greenery at the end of the race of the Spartan girls and N°11: the dance of the young girls in front of the grotto. Dimensions of one strip: 210x53cm - Length: 11.13 m Condition: numerous accidents, stains, wear and tears, significant missing parts, particularly at the bottom, strip N°13 incomplete, some strips shorter, but very fresh colors. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and antique wallpaper DK1935/1936: "Anthénor, en 25 lés avec 1689 planches, dont 939 pour les figures et 83 couleurs, dont 42 pour les figures - la collection 70 francs." Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Papiers peints panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1990, p. 264: "Sources: Etienne François de Lantier, Les Voyages d'Anténor en Grèce et en Asie, 1798".

Estimate
€2,000 - €4,000
Result
€2,730
Buyer's premium
30%
MANUFACTURE DUFOUR & LEROY circa 1827 Anthenor's Travels Incomplete polychrome panoramic printed by the plate on ground paper, comprising 23 of 25 strips, but some strips with significant missing parts. Two entire strips are missing, N°4: greenery at the end of the race of the Spartan girls and N°11: the dance of the young girls in front of the grotto. Dimensions of one strip: 210x53cm - Length: 11.13 m Condition: numerous accidents, stains, wear and tears, significant missing parts, particularly at the bottom, strip N°13 incomplete, some strips shorter, but very fresh colors. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and antique wallpaper DK1935/1936: "Anthénor, en 25 lés avec 1689 planches, dont 939 pour les figures et 83 couleurs, dont 42 pour les figures - la collection 70 francs." Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Papiers peints panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1990, p. 264: "Sources: Etienne François de Lantier, Les Voyages d'Anténor en Grèce et en Asie, 1798".
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