Lot Essay
The identical panel is illustrated in F. Teynac et. al. Wallpaper A History, 1981, p. 207, fig. 4. The offered lot is an actual design for wallpaper as opposed to a printed example.
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A WALLPAPER DESIGN
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Watercolor and gouache over pen, ink and black chalk, depicting a ribbon-tied floral bouquet with roses, peonies and lilies-of-the-valley within a ribbon-entwined trailing floral garland against a cream ground, now mounted to grey paper (edges frayed, foxing, losses)-approximately 25 1/4in. x 21 1/4in. (64cm. x 54cm.)
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Watercolor and gouache over pen, ink and black chalk, depicting a ribbon-tied floral bouquet with roses, peonies and lilies-of-the-valley within a ribbon-entwined trailing floral garland against a cream ground, now mounted to grey paper (edges frayed, foxing, losses)-approximately 25 1/4in. x 21 1/4in. (64cm. x 54cm.)