[DELAFOSSE, Jean-Charles]. - Lot 35

[DELAFOSSE, Jean-Charles]. [Collection of Prints—Garden Architecture—Furniture]. Paris: N. J. B. Poilly; Liard and Daumont, (ca. 1800). Small folio (43 x cm), 49 engraved plates. Unbound with some remnants of the ribbed spine; red edges (light water stains, some foxing, and small tears without loss on the fold-out plates; last leaf detached). Album of 49 copperplate engravings in black, including 4 fold-out plates and 11 watercolor illustrations. The set includes 7 plates of gardens published by N. J. B. Poilly, 8 plates of beds by Delafosse, featuring in particular Polish, Turkish, French, Chinese, and Italian-style beds, 11 plates of beds and armchairs by Liard, as well as 23 plates published by Daumont after Delafosse, devoted to armchairs and sofas. Jean-Charles Delafosse (1734–1789), architect, interior designer, and ornamental artist of the Louis XVI style. DECORATIVE ARTS. FURNITURE. CABINETMAKING.