MANUFACTURE Isidore LEROY Louis XIV decor, circa 1873. Suite of three panels, one of which depicts two women à l'Antique and two depicting two loves carrying a basin. Prints in grisaille and gold color. 146 x 52 cm (1) and 117 x 49 cm (for the loves). Condition: good overall condition, but with minor accidents and wear. Wrapped in cloth. Note: this set was presented at the 1873 World's Fair in Vienna (Austria). The catalog published for the occasion states "Décor Louis XIV exécuté à la mécanique" (Louis XIV decor executed mechanically), to show the spectacular progress made in machine development to achieve a result very close to woodblock printing.