[Applied arts] Gruz, H. Motifs de Peinture Decorative pour Appartements Modernes

Paris, Liège and Berlin, C. Claesen, ca. 1860. 56 (of 61) (chromolithogr.) plates, incl. decorative title-p., all loose as issued. Orig. (very worn) hcl. portfolio. Folio.

Browning/ foxing (esp. in margins), some plates w. worn edges, not affecting image. Still a beautiful and lavishly produced pattern book aimed at the burgeoning nouveau riche market in Europe's capitals. It contains, among other designs, ornate and decorative painted ceiling designs for var. rooms, paintwork for paneling and examples of running wall friezes. The painter-decorator Gruz was also responsible for the interiors of many fashionable Parisien Hotel interiors (in conjunction with Viollet-le-Duc and other architects).