Exquisite 1869-73 Auguste Racinet L'Ornement Polychrome - Set of Five Plates

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Exquisite 1869-73 Auguste Racinet L’Ornement Polychrome – Set of Five Plates

Name: Exquisite 1869-73 Auguste Racinet L'Ornement Polychrome - Set of Five Plates
SKU: BHO1673
Price: 500.00 AUD
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$500.00

A superb collection of five 19th-century chromolithograph plates depicting Egyptian, Chinese, and Persian ornamental designs as found in Auguste Racinet’s definitive encyclopedic work. The French publication ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’ by Racinet (circa 1869-88) is a monumental work of the era and its plates are of incredible quality with pigments some of which can’t be replicated today. HO Note: We see three distinct cultural aesthetics: Egyptian capitals (Plates VI & VI*), Chinese floral and geometric borders (Plates LXII & No 2), and Persian repeating patterns (Plate XLIV). The trilingual titling (German, English, French) printed above the borders is characteristic of 19th century European encyclopedias. Great condition, more photos on request
Length: 34cm x 23cm