Biedermeier - Zierat.
Plauen: Christian Stoll, c. 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Folio Square. (1) 24 plates. Original red three quarter cloth portfolio with illustrated boards and white lettering on cover; string ties. Illustrated title page. Collection of 24 pochoir colored lithographs, produced by C, G, Röde. A wide variety of motifs with delicate pastel colors rendered in the fashionable Art Nouveau style of the time. Schneider-Henn, Ornament, p. 345, calls it the most extensive collection of motifs interpreted in the new style. A 1908 library catalog of the Leipzig Craft-Museum claims the publication date to be 1906. Binding rubbed with moderate staining, some wear along edges including small chips and tail of spine. Plates with some wear along edges, smudging in margins not affecting images. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in good condition. Protected by modern mylar. g. Item #35869
Price: $1,750.00