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Le Port des Lumières, Le décor de la vie, Bordeaux 1781-1790, 1989<br/> &copy;  madd Bordeaux - F. Griffon
Le Port des Lumières, Le décor de la vie, Bordeaux 1781-1790, 1989
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decorative arts

Le Port des Lumières

Le décor de la vie, Bordeaux 1781-1790

Languages French
Published 1989
Category Exhibition catalogue
Topics decorative Arts, XVIIIth century

Publication supervisor
Musée des Arts décoratifs

Summary

Introduction

"All of the highest solidity and in the best taste."
By Jacqueline du Pasquier

The wallpaper market in Bordeaux at the end of the 18th century
By Jacqueline and Françoise Blanc-Subes

The "indiennage" in Bordeaux at the end of the 18th century
By Catherine de Gabory

Architectural furniture at the end of the Ancient Regime and during the French Revolution
By Philippe Maffre

Ceramics in Bordeaux and the Manufacture des Terres de Bordes (1781-1790)
By Jacqueline du Pasquier

In search of silverware in the revolutionary era
By Geneviève Rapaport

The Fabreguettes, pewter makers, in the second part of the 18th century.
By Catherine de Gabory

Pages 36
Dimensions 28 cm
Binding Paperback
Publisher Bordeaux : Musée des arts décoratifs

Available for consultation

Price  €4,00