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Bakery ceiling fixed under glass, Paris around 1880.

Creator: R Albert - Tiers Entreprise
Offered by: Galerie Canavèse

Description
Exceptional Parisian bakery ceiling made up of forty-two wallpaper panels mounted on glass tiles decorated with a blue sky where birds fly in a lively rocky reserve decorated with bindweeds, anemones, roses, lilacs, poppies, flower vases and fruit cups. The spandrels are decorated with landscapes symbolizing the work of the fields and the know-how of the flour mill. In the center, hole for a luminaire.
Signed R. ALBERT decorateur 88 rue Didot et TIERS Ent 6 rue Marie Stuart.
Around 1880.
Dimensions of a glass tile about 47x47 cm.
Total dimensions about : Height 9 feet 3.417323 inches - Depth 9 feet and 3.42 inches
Traces and moisture stains. Some windows are damaged which can be changed upon request.

Born during the Second Empire, this decorations fixed under glass fashion concerns food shops, mainly bakeries but also creameries and delicatessens. First applied to the fronts, it quickly spread to the ceilings and then to the walls.

Each class of trade had its own motifs such as the representation of field work and mills for bakeries as well as fruits evoking pies or buns.

The ceilings were painted in oil on canvas and then cut into squares, which were glued to the back of a glass tile of the same size, using a transparent glue. These were fixed to the ceiling on a wooden frame with large screws.

Other photos available on request.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	oil on canvas, fixed under glass
Condition:	Fair. Traces and moisture stains. Some windows are damaged which can be changed upon request.
Creation Date:	Circa 1880
Number of Pieces:	8+
Styles / Movements:	Other, Traditional, Napoleon
Incollect Reference #:	331008

Dimensions

W.	129.1 in;	H.	111.4 in;
W.	327.91 cm;	H.	282.96 cm;

Message from Seller:

Catherine Canavese is an expert from the "Compagnie Nationale des Experts." She is an astute antique dealer and offers to connoisseurs, dealers and private customers a curated selection of objects, furniture, sculptures, lamps and decorative elements of the XIXth up to the XXIth century, all original and of the best quality. The gallery has been in operation since 2001.

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