MANUFACTURE DESFOSSÉ & KARTH 
Parthenon frescoes, designed by Jules Cron, 1869-70
Meeting of eight strips decorated with pilasters or intermediate motifs on a "strawberry" background, including:
- 3 pilasters. Heights: 238 - 446 - 268cm - Width of strip: 57cm, of decoration 51cm 
- 1 intermediate (vase on saddle). Mark "DK" and "Unis France". The sheet 255x57cm - Pattern: 155x52,5cm
- 3 pilasters with colonnettes and pediment cornice. 263x52cm plus margins
- 1 border strip (four 13cm rows). Length: 180cm
Condition: soiling, minor wear, stains and tears, differences but very fresh colors.

Source: 
Notes de E.A. FAUCONNIER sur les Desfossé et anciens du papier peint, written in 1935/1936, p.5.
Live Thursday 3 October 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 143

MANUFACTURE DESFOSSÉ & KARTH Parthenon frescoes, designed by Jules Cron, 1869-70 Meeting of eight strips decorated with pilasters or intermediate motifs on a "strawberry" background, including: - 3 pilasters. Heights: 238 - 446 - 268cm - Width of strip: 57cm, of decoration 51cm - 1 intermediate (vase on saddle). Mark "DK" and "Unis France". The sheet 255x57cm - Pattern: 155x52,5cm - 3 pilasters with colonnettes and pediment cornice. 263x52cm plus margins - 1 border strip (four 13cm rows). Length: 180cm Condition: soiling, minor wear, stains and tears, differences but very fresh colors. Source: Notes de E.A. FAUCONNIER sur les Desfossé et anciens du papier peint, written in 1935/1936, p.5.

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€585
Buyer's premium
30%
MANUFACTURE DESFOSSÉ & KARTH Parthenon frescoes, designed by Jules Cron, 1869-70 Meeting of eight strips decorated with pilasters or intermediate motifs on a "strawberry" background, including: - 3 pilasters. Heights: 238 - 446 - 268cm - Width of strip: 57cm, of decoration 51cm - 1 intermediate (vase on saddle). Mark "DK" and "Unis France". The sheet 255x57cm - Pattern: 155x52,5cm - 3 pilasters with colonnettes and pediment cornice. 263x52cm plus margins - 1 border strip (four 13cm rows). Length: 180cm Condition: soiling, minor wear, stains and tears, differences but very fresh colors. Source: Notes de E.A. FAUCONNIER sur les Desfossé et anciens du papier peint, written in 1935/1936, p.5.
Sale Thursday 3 October 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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