Tapis de Pologne Lithuanie et Yougoslavie (Carpets from Poland, Lithuania and Yugoslavia)
Paris: Henri Ernst, Éditeur, 1927. First edition. Loose leaf. Small Elephant Folio. [6]pp., 30 plates. Original string-tied blue half cloth over textured blue boards with brown decorative pattern and black lettering on cover. Éditions Arts & Couleurs. Collection of Slavic rugs exhibited at the Museum of Decorative Arts in 1927. Includes tapestries, short pile carpets and rugs, and Kilims rendered in collotype with pochoir elements. The designs vary from country to country, but are inspired by the flora of Persia, India and Egypt. Dyes for these works, from secret recipes, were from vegetables until the introduction of alizarin colors around 1860. Text in French. Portfolio with light wear along edges and lightly sunned, with light staining to lower part of spine. Small dealer sticker on inside front cover and light scuffing from removal of paste-down. Very light fraying of edges of text pages. Portfolio and text pages in good, plates in very good+ condition. Good to very good+ condition. Item #54285
Price: $150.00