MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH Pompeian decor. Circa 1877 - 1878. Pair of pilasters on a red background. Plate printing, brushed background, 9 colors. Good overall condition, but weakened edges, soiling and small tears. 200 x 52 cm. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and old DK wallpaper 1935/1936: "1877, Décor Pompéien de Knust, N°7183". Bibliography: Catalogue of the exhibition Faire le mur, quatre siècles de papiers peints, edited by Véronique de la Hougue, Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2016 p. 49 (an identical copy MAD inv.52449.7179).