A SET OF TWELVE ZUBER WALLPAPER PANELS DEPICTING LES COURSES DE CHEVAUX,

ZUBER ET CIE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY,

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A SET OF TWELVE ZUBER WALLPAPER PANELS DEPICTING LES COURSES DE CHEVAUX,
Zuber et Cie, early 20th century,
Comprising panels 1-6 depicting a Roman horse-racing scene and panels 19-24 illustrating an English horse-racing scene in 7 shades of grisaille. Each panel printed made in France/Course de Chevaux/Par/Zuber & Cie/Rixheim/Alsace
Each panel 168in. (approximately) high; 19in. wide

Lot Essay

Les Courses de Chevaux was designed by Jean-Julien Deltil in 1835 and inspired by Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Thomas's Un an a Rome et dans ses environs, Paris, 1830, pl. 10, 11, and 45. (Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, French Scenic Wallpaper, 1795-1865, Paris, 2000.)

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