"Stunning French Louis XV Period Wall Paper With Chinese, After Jb Pillement"
Rare, stunning and large middle of XVIIIth cty hand painted wallpaper depicting chinois in small pagodas perched on branches.Linen looks like to be original from Louis XV period and was certainly framed on a wood wall, duenails traces around textile.
This Chinoiseries fashion was specially popularized by Jean-Baptiste PILLEMENT paintings and engravings with Chinese in pagoda architectures on branches scenes, transposed in all the Louis XV decorative arts of but also durably until today.
(graphic arts: painting and engraving, tapestries and Joiy textiles, as well as stuffs - in particular lacquers and Martrin vernish decorations, en up in all the decorative arts of the time but also durably until today
(graphic arts: painting and engraving, tapestries and toiles by Jouy, as well as for furniture -in particular lacquers and decorations in Martin varnish screens,... ceramics, silver work or interior architecture-woodwork)
Large sizes: 140 by 140cm (Hard cardboard packaging tube for fine conservation and sending, diam 12cm * 150cm)
The colors, especially blue and green, are very fresh for age painting, certainly preserved from light that would have led to a sunstroke of colors and patterns.
The XVIIIth cty wallpaper is in incredible condition (despite some slight tears, traces of folding, cracking and moisture -plesae check detailed photos) and its size will make it a main decorative element for your XVIIIth decoration projects.
Wallpaper has been carefully rolled in rigid cardboard tube (150 and diameter 12cm) for a perfect preservation, in order to avoid any additional folds and protect him from light.