Le magasin de meubles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quetin, Victor.

Contributor:

Toebosch, Karel., Former owner.

Ayers, John., Former owner.

Zamor, E., Lithographer.

Foreign Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Furniture--France--History--19th century--Pictorial works.

Furniture.

Chairs--France--19th century--Pictorial works.

Chairs.

Beds--France--19th century--Pictorial works.

Beds.

Draperies--France--19th century--Pictorial works.

Draperies.

Physical Description:

v. : chiefly ill. ; 35 cm. - 36 x 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Paris : [Publié et dessé par V.L. Quétin, dessinateur-editeur, rue du Faubg., St. Antoine, no. 55, au 3e, [ca. 1850-ca. 1880]

Contents:

No. [10]. [Meubles et sièges]

no. 15. Meubles et sièges vieux bois

no. 17. Album de sièges

no. 25. [Tentures fantaises].

Notes:

Plates were available colored as well as uncolored.

Caption title.

Vol. 15 and 17 include t.p.'s; imprint information from bottom of plates.

Victor L. Quetin was a French designer and publisher who issued plates of furniture and drapery designs in sets ("livraisons"); each livraison was composed of 3 plates of seating furniture (sièges), 3 plates of case furniture (meubles) and 2 plates of drapery (tentures); unclear when Quetin began publishing the sets or how many plates were issued annually; date range of 1850-1880 is based on Gail Caskey Winkler's analysis of material at Athenaeum.

Plates signed at bottom: Impr. V. Quetin; some also signed: Zamor lith., Fabrique de Mr. Lefebvre, Fab. de Mr. Bellion, Fab. Aliff, Fab. Jeanne and others.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Pagination: No. [10]: [38] leaves of plates; No. 15: [1], [106] leaves of color plates; No. 17: [1] leaf, 134 leaves of plates; No. 25: 60 [i.e. 54] leaves of plates (some col.)

Athenaeum copy: INCOMPLETE: Athenaeum holds a selection of over 330 of Quétin's plates representing livraisons #5-92 and bound into 4 volumes; another Quétin plate (livraison 41, plate #327) is mounted to rear end paper of: Au bon marché. Albume de l'ameublement. Paris : Aristide Boucicaut, 1879 (TDCAT 1879)

Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA (v. 15 and 17 only)

Athenaeum copy: No. 10 has ink stamp: Karel Toebosch, Ornamenten meubel en bouwwerkerij Venlo; no. 17 has ink stamp: John Ayers, Chair Manufacturing Company...

Athenaeum copy: No. 17 has images cut out and removed from plates 27, 66, 76, 82, 91, 101, 113, 129; plate 79 removed completely; 3 images mounted on thick papers laid in to no. 17; no. 25 missing 6 plates: 18 or 19, 44-47 and 56.

Athenaeum copy: No. 25, Baird Fund bookplate.

Athenaeum copy: No. 25 has label with "C" on upper pastedown and pencilled "C" on a preliminary leaf.

Cited in:

Viaux, J. Bibliographie du meuble, 662

Winkler, Gail Caskey. Capricious fancy