France - Wallpaper

Set of five panels of wallpaper decoration, Bezault Paris factory around 1865, drawing by Victor Dumont, hand-printed with a wooden board on a beige background in rich ocher shades f...

Rare full set of 4 wall tapestries from Libourne Castle. These tapestries have almost the same height, which makes it possible to reconstitute a long 5 meters wall decor, a full 4 wa...

Set of three allegorical wallpapers representing three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe. Asia is wearing a sumptuous dress adorned with embroidery, a feathered turban and jewels. A camel, her animal attribute, is lying behind her. Africa is a young woman wearing a cornucopia, symbol of the Nile and the feeder rivers of Africa. At her feet, the bow used for hunting and an elephant tusk. She is standing in an exotic landscape with a lion, her attribute. Europe wears the crown, the sceptre and the shield. The horse behind her refers to Ancient Greece and to the equestrian art, that is intimately linked to the nobility and the military world. Europe is the symbol of arts and sciences whose attributes are scattered at her feet. The crown, sceptre and armour evoke the european authority and political power, circa 1850 Dimension: W 39.4 in, D .8in, H: 30.7in. Dimension: L 100cm, P 2cm, H 78cm. Literature The allegory of the 4 continents...

Manufacture Dufour, author. Pair of greyness wallpapers by the Manufacture Dufour figuring two scenes from the history of Psyche and Cupid. One repr...

Zuber Manufacture wallpaper, three strips of the panoramic “Brazil views” depicting a coffee plantation in Brazil, on a framed panel. At the forefront, we perceive indigenous working whereas foremen rest under a sort of canopy made with large palm leaves. At the second plan, we can see vessels and frigates sailing. The background is a blue sky leaning to beige, which give depth to the scene...

Two wallpaper panels realized by the French Zuber manufacture parts of the panoramic decor “The Hindoustan”. We can see Indian style buildings and characters. On one strip, there is...

Rare panoramic sepia wallpaper composed of three paintings depicting the story of Psyche. They are based on Jean de La Fontaine’s novel The Loves of Cupid and Psyche (1669). This pan...