Joseph BEUNAT
Recueil des dessins d'ornements d'architecture de la Manufacture….
S.n.|Paris s. d. [1819]|25.5 x 31.8 cm|Relié
Handsome suite of 72 engraved plates of ornamentation, including the title page, printed on bluish paper. The first 64 plates feature decorative friezes and motifs characteristic of the Empire style—Neoclassical elements and the so-called “Retour d’Égypte,” adorned with laurel and oak wreaths, imperial eagles, etc. The final 7 leaves display interior arrangements in the style of the period.
Enclosed: the price list for the models offered by the manufactory of Joseph Beunat, recipient of a silver medal for patented inventions.
Contemporary temporary binding in marbled blue paper boards, flat spine with scuffs and small paper losses, red morocco title label, lower corners rubbed.
Pleasant internal condition despite some minor marginal foxing.
€1,800