Lot Essay
A series of furniture designs for the celebrated Parisian foundry, Susse Frères, possibly indicating uses for their ornate chased and gilded furniture mounts.
Details
French School, circa 1880
Designs for Display Cabinets, Sideboards and Writing Desks by Susse Frères, Boulevard de la Madelaine, Paris
two inscribed 'Susse Frès/13-15 Boulevard de la Madeleine/Paris'; pencil and watercolour, the majority heightened with bodycolour, two with overlays displaying alternative designs
9.7/8 x 12¼in. (253 x 313mm.); and slightly smaller (23)
Designs for Display Cabinets, Sideboards and Writing Desks by Susse Frères, Boulevard de la Madelaine, Paris
two inscribed 'Susse Frès/13-15 Boulevard de la Madeleine/Paris'; pencil and watercolour, the majority heightened with bodycolour, two with overlays displaying alternative designs
9.7/8 x 12¼in. (253 x 313mm.); and slightly smaller (23)