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Pale gold leaf wallpaper Chinoiseries . 1918 1920
Sté Anonyme des anciens établissements Desfossé & Karth
495,00 €
This decorative wallpaper was created in 1918-1920 by Manufacturer Desfossé & Karth. It displays butterflies and birds perched on blooming branches. To revitalize this beautiful wallpaper, our workshop carried out a meticulous digital restoration. This very precious version is printed on a gold leaf wallpaper, entirely handmade. For printing, a backing white is applied before the colors are printed, which gives the patterns a beautiful lacquered effect. Fragile, this wallpaper requires professional hanging.
Collection of Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris
Photographic credit: Les Arts Décoratifs/ Jean Tholance
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Founded in 1851, the Manufacture Jules Desfossé is one of the most important in France and Europe. In 1853, after Jules Desfossé had joined with Hippolyte Karth, the Manufacture was named Desfossé and Karth. It distinguishes itself by a purchase policy of printing woodblocks and a close collaboration with the artists of the time. Firmly rooted in the Second Empire, and considered the best, this Manufacture offers wall papers with themes in the taste of time, though sometimes nearly decadent.
1918.1920
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Western countries were fascinated by Far East countries. Spread by trade companies, the oriental imagery and decoration codes influenced European tastes. Wallpapers from China and India, in particular, enjoyed great success. Thus, the Paris manufactures progressively took these new tastes into account. Distancing themselves from the original models, they created their own patterns, giving birth to a style called “Chinoiseries”. In several branches of the decorative arts, decorators and designers became very skilled in the use of this style, often defined with symbols like pagodas, vases or exotic flowers.
The 18th and 19th centuries showed great taste for animal designs on wallpapers. All kinds of animals get generally depicted, from domestic animals, such as dogs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, through farmyard animals, such as cocks, hens, chicks, to wild animals, such as stags, hinds, or birds.
Wallpapers with birds and insects, because of the many details and colors involved for a realist result, were generally top-of-the-range. This one, with toucans, tits and butterflies, is a very good example.
Due to its artisanal manufacture, this gold leaf wallpaper is very fragile and requires hanging by a professional. Our wallpapers are hung in 3 stages: the preparation of the wall, its pasting, and the hanging. The strips are hung edge to edge and from left to right in the order indicated on the assembly plan supplied with the rolls. To find out more, consult our Hanging instructions page.
Handmade with real gold leaf laid on a base of non-woven wallpaper, gold leaf wallpaper is precious, fragile and not washable.
Weight: 180g/m2
Matching edge to edge
Manufacturing time: 20 business days
Made in France
Owing to the manufacturing process, there could be small variations in colors from one production batch to the next. If possible, avoid buying different parts of the same design several weeks apart.
