Redecorating as chic as I can make it on a career gal’s starting out budget. Images from “The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration” which came out in 1925, the year my father was born and my mother’s parents were dating. Written by Ross Crane (the pen name of Charles Edgar Rosecrans) who was an artist and interior designer.

Front cover. Image 0 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/mode/1up

*Color Plate Number 1 – An Attractive Interior with Wilton Rug, a Dominant Note in the Color Scheme. Courtesy of Marshall Field and Company. Frontispiece,* Image 7 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/n7/mode/1up

Interior Furnishing and Decoration. Plate 4 – The Block -Linen Draperies and the Upholstery in Tapestry, Striped Mohair and Block-Linen Harmonize Well with the Heavy Beamed (coffered) Ceiling Hand-Modeled Plaster Walls and Massive Stone Mantel. The Rather Heavy Furniture, Andirons and Wall Brackets are in Scale with the Architectural Background, While the Dark Floor and Deep-Toned Rugs Balance the Dark Beams of the Ceiling. Page 28 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/28/mode/1up

Color Plate Number 3 – A Lavish Use of Vivid Yet Harmonious Color in a Bedroom. All the Colors in the Wallpaper are Echoed and Re-echoed in the Furnishings – Courtesy of Wallpaper Manufacturers’ Association. Page 70 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/n70/mode/1up

*Plate 11 – (1) Modern Reproduction of Chippendale Furniture. (2) Early American Furniture of Chippendale Design, now on Exhibition in the Metropolitan Art Museum.* Page 92 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/92/mode/1up

*Color Plate 4 – The Japanese Brocade Which Inspired this Canterbury Hand-Blocked Linen is from Some Old Documents in the Art Institute of Chicago – Courtesy of Marshall Field and Company.* Page 152 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/n152/mode/1up

*Curtain options: Plate 22 – Overlapping Ruffled Swiss Curtains; Plate 23 – Two-Tier Curtains.* Page 144 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/144/mode/1up

Color Plate Number 5 – A Bright and Joyous Living Room, Made So by Color and Pattern. Note how the Neutral Grey of the Walls and Floor Set off the Gay Colors of Furniture and Woodwork. The Floor is Linoleum in Tile Effect – Courtesy of Armstrong Cork Company. Page 186 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/n186/mode/1up

*Modernizing a Living Room – Plate 49 One End of a Recreated Room.* Page 195 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/195/mode/1up

Color Plate Number 6 – In This Quaint and Colorful Dining Room the Color starts from the Wall. A Large Part of the Decorative Character of the Room is Due to the Fresh Color and Delightful Pattern in the Wallpaper. Page 228 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/n228/mode/1up

Interior Furnishing and Decoration – Plate 58 – A Bedroom for a Man; Masculine Qualities are Expressed in the Block- Linen Hangings, Sunfast Rep Spread, Easy Chair, Bed and Table. The Best Place to Exhibit Family Photographs is the Bedroom. Page 224 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/224/mode/1up

*Lamp Options – Plate 71. A Good Example of All That a Reading Lamp Should Not Be – Plate 72. A Good Reading Lamp. .* Page 254 of *The Ross Crane Book of Home Furnishing and Decoration.* Ross Crane (pen name of architect and decorator Charles Edgar Rosecrans), author. Published in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois USA by Frederick J. Drake and Company. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/bwb_Y0-AHF-825/page/254/mode/1up

Heading back into time and wanting to live the life of a 1960s bride with all new Drexel furniture to fill up my honeymoon cottage. From their Esperanto line and sort of Mediterranean looking. Not sure which country or anything but who cares. Not me

Front cover of the June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. Image 1. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/mode/1up

*Esperanto Bedroom by Drexel*. Image (page) 2, June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n2/mode/1up

*401-510 Poudre. Moreno Finish Only. 4 drawers, Lift-up Mirror; 401-720 Poudre Bench, Moreno Finish Only (left) – 401-400 Lingerie Chest (Shown) Hispania Finish or Moreno Finish (right).* Page 10, Image 1. June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n11/mode/1up

*401-582 Bed. Open Head, Low Foot, both with Posts for Full Canopy, Moreno Finish Only (left) – 401-630 Night Stand (Shown) 3 Drawers, in Hispania or Moreno Finish (right).* Page 18, Image 19. June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n19/mode/1up

*463-300 Party Table (Brown) with Two 12 ” Plain Leaves and Adjustable Glides. Hispania or Moreno Finish (left) – 493-700 Party Chairs in Hispania or Moreno Finish (right).* Page 35, Image 33 June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n33/mode/1up

*Wing Chairs, with or without an optional Kick Pleat Skirt*. Page 51, Image 44 June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n44/mode/1up

*Sofa Lounge.* Image 46 June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n46/mode/1up

Back cover of the June 1965 edition of *This is Esperanto by Drexel*. Image 47. American, a trade catalogue put out by the Drexel Furniture Company. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/drexel-esperanto-furniture-1965/page/n47/mode/1up

Some of the pages fell out and got lost. Still these are great. The Drexel Furniture Company was founded in Drexel, North Carolina in 1903. In 1956 they merged with another furniture manufacturer and became Drexel Heritage and then changed ownership multiple times before ceasing new production during a corporate bankrupty in 2018.

Mural designs for every room in your home. You can pretend you are a Renaissance princess going up and down the stairs or Hera Queen of the Skies instructing the maid on table settings for the next banquet for the goddess. Chromolithographs from the 1890 folio “Plafonds et peintures murales” which was put together by decorative painter Ernest David and his friend and fellow painter F. Lamy. Published in Paris. Where else?

ANTICHAMBRE. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie A. Janniot and Cie, Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. David. Image 8. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n8/mode/1up

PLAFOND RENAISSANCE. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie A. Janniot and Cie, Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 10. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n10/mode/1up

ESCALIER. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie A. Janniot and Cie, Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Nouveaux modèles de Plafonds et Peintures murales par E. DAVID. Image 12. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n12/mode/1up

SALLE DE BAIN. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie A. Janniot and Cie, Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 16. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n16/mode/1up

TENTURE RENAISSANCE. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie A. Janniot and Cie, Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 20. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n20/mode/1up

PORTE ORIENTALE. *Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie F. Hermet, Paris – Orléans*. lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 32. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n32/mode/1up

*PLAFOND LOUIS XIV. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie F. Hermet, Paris – Orléans*. lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 34. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n34/mode/1up

*CROISEE MAURESQUE. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie F. Hermet, Paris – Orléans*. lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 40. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n40/mode/1up

*MUR VESTIBULE. Ernest David, pinx. Imprimerie F. Hermet, Paris – Orléans*. lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID. Image 52. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n52/mode/1up

PEINTURE MURALE ET PLAFOND. F Lamy, pinx. Imprimerie Bourgerie Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Nouveaux modèles de Plafonds et Peintures murales par F. LAMY. Image 52. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n64/mode/1up

PEINTURE MURALE ET PLAFOND DE SALLE À MANGER. F Lamy, pinx. Imprimerie Bourgerie Paris, lithographers. E E. Thézard fils, publishers, Editeur à Dourdan (Seine-et-Oise). Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Nouveaux modèles de Plafonds et Peintures murales par F. LAMY. Image 74. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n74/mode/1up

*CHEMINÉE DE CABINET* (the captioning on this page is very faded out). *Bibliothèque du Peintre en Bâtiment, Plafonds et Peintures Murales par E. DAVID.* Image 80. Collections of the Caroline Simpson Library, Museums of History New South Wales. CcO License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/David10636/page/n80/mode/1up

Engravings of furniture design ideas, like the ones Marie Antoinette must have looked through when she was picking out furniture for her Trianon hideaway. A volume of plates inscribed 1780 on Page Two with ornamentation designs by Richard Le Londe. Richard Le Londe was a French designer noted for his work on fine furniture and interior designs. Various engravers.

*Cahier de Frises, Composées et Gravées par Salembier: A Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins. Avec Privilège du Roi.* Image 8 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Henri Salembier, engraver of designs by Richard Le Londe. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n6/mode/1up

The figures at the top of the upper left being a charming sphinx/putti fusion. The Latin reads: *Salembier fixit. Chereau Exc. A.P.D.R.* Image 18 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Henri Salembier, engraver of designs by Richard Le Londe. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n18/mode/1up

Quatrième Cahier de Meubles et d’Ebénisteries, Dessinés par le Londe : Petit-Pied ou Console a Bouquets (left) ; Table Ronde avec Tablette au-dessous. La Londe designer. Saint Morien, engraver. A Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins au coin de celle de Sorbonne. Avec Privilege du Roy. Image 28 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n28/mode/1up

Girandole à Plateau (left) – Table de Nuit – Papitre à Tiroirs. La Londe designer. Saint Morien, engraver. Chereau Exc. C.P.R. Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins au coin de celle de Sorbonne. Avec Privilege du Roy. Image 38 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n38/mode/1up

1er Cahier du Livre d’Ameublemens Dessines par La Londe. Lit à la Duchesse, orné de Sculptures et totalement fini. La Londe, designer. Delagardette (Pierre-Claude), engraver. A Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins. Avec Privilège du Roi. Image 52 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n52/mode/1up

IIIe Cahier du Livre d’Ameublements Dessinés par La Londe. Lit de repos à la turque, orné de sculptures et totalement fini. Ceintre du Chevet – Traverse d’en bas. La Londe, designer. Delagardette (Pierre-Claude), engraver. A Paris chez Chereau rue des Mathurins. Avec Privilège du Roi. Image 64 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n64/mode/1up

*Paravent de quatre Feuilles Centrées, orne de Sculpture. La Londe, designer. Delagardette (Pierre-Claude), engraver. Chereau, exe.* Image 86 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n86/mode/1up

*Porte Tapisserie. La Londe, designer. Chereau, exe. A.P.D.R. Fein, engraver.* Image 130 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n130/mode/1up

Designs for door knobs? dresser knobs? Very pretty. Probably done up in brass. *La Londe, designer. Chereau, exe. A.P.D.R. Hubert (probably Francois Hubert), engraver.* Image 166 of a collection of designs for furniture and architectural ornamentation that is inscribed 1780. Designs by Richard Le Londe. Various engravers. Printed by Jacques-François Chareau in Paris, France. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008499465/page/n166/mode/1up

Realtor lined up and its off for a fun afternoon of time-traveling house shopping. More interesting than the 2026 kind because you can check out the 1955 fashions in decor from back before someone at Wayfair made the rules. Collections of the University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington State USA.

*Alger house, exterior view of carport. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/2047/rec/1

*Alger house, exterior view of deck. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/2044/rec/2

*Alger house, exterior view of patio bar. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/2048/rec/5

*Alger house, interior view of living room. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/2050/rec/7

*Alger residence, interior view of the kitchen. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection. Property of MSCUA, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/979/rec/14

*Alger residence, interior showing light fixture in living room. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect.* 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection. Property of MSCUA, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/867/rec/15

Alger residence. Another view of the patio bar as seen from the side with a bookcase on the right so presumably a library or den. 2320 Delmar Drive, Seattle, Washington, USA. Roland Terry/Terry and Moore, architect. 1955 photograph. Dearborn-Massar, photographers. Dearborn-Massar Photographs Collection. Property of MSCUA, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Under copyright. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/dearmassar/id/977/rec/22

The house is still there. It turns up on Redfin which states that it was built in 1955 so photographed right after it was built though whether for the architects or the owners I don’t know. These images (and more with them, 22 in all) are archived as part of a collection of Dearborn-Massar photographs. They were professional architectural photographers in the Pacific Northwest during the period 1943-1963.

With some of these the bedrooms and bathrooms weren’t photographed because they were private spaces as opposed to patio bars, carports and living rooms. I expect that is why there are no photographs of them.

Art grilles in wood that must have been stylish considering a buyer at Boston’s Jordan Marsh put together a trade catalogue of them. From 1895. I grew up in a Queen Anne house in suburban Boston that had one and remember other houses with them. I had thought that they came from the woodworking shops of Boston’s South End but no they appear to have come from the store where 70 years later my mother refused to let my sister and myself buy go go boots. Who knew!

*MODERN ART GRILLES*. Front cover of a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a statuette sitting on the shelf.* Number 1000. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 3 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n3/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a vase of flowers sitting on the shelf.* Number 1006. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 5 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n5/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood screening off the staircase that ascends from the front hall with drapery attached to the arched part of the grille over on the left.* Number 1021. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 9 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n9/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a floor to ceiling velvet? drapery attached to the screen by beadwork ? and a tassel on the left and a carved wooden griffin or dragon on the right.* Number 1026. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 11 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n11/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood, personalized with the name “Everitt.”* Number 1025. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 10 (bottom image) of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n10/mode/1up

A very elaborate wood art grille with floor to ceiling draperies with fringe on the left with a glimpse of the newel post leading to the staircase ascending to the second floor with a built in bench on the right in front of the stairs. Number 1025. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 12 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n12/mode/1up

Art grilles in wood, Numbers 1028 and 1029. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 12 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n13/mode/1up

Art grilles in wood, Numbers 1030 and 1031. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 14 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n14/mode/1up

Looking for a few up to the minute decor ideas before the Empress Eugenie comes to stay. Imagery from “The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition” which was held in Paris in 1867. The catalogue appeared in print as a supplement to the publication “The Art-journal” in 1868.

*Clock – Greek in character, contributed to the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition by Paris Bronze Manufacturer M. Henri Houdebine.* Page 47 of *The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 published with Art Journal* which was published in London and New York in 1868 by Virtue and Company. Cc0 License 3.0. https://archive.org/details/hartley52087804/page/n47/mode/1up

From the many and varied contributions of Mr. J. W. Benson – Goldsmith and Jeweller, of London – we select, for engraving, the CASKET in which was presented to Prince Alfred (Duke of Edinburgh) the freedom of the City of London. It is carved in oak by Mr. W. G. Rogers. Minute tracery of carved work and fine gold in high relief. Page 28 of *The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 published with Art Journal* which was published in London and New York in 1868 by Virtue and Company. Cc0 License 3.0. https://archive.org/details/hartley52087804/page/n28/mode/1up

Messrs. Winfield and Company, of Birmingham, who have long-established repute for the production of works in Brass and Or-molu, more especially Bedsteads and Chandeliers, contribute several works of a high order, with reference to design as well as execution. of the CHANDELIERS we give two admirable examples; they are of considerable merit, and confer honour on the great capital of the metal district. We add one of the suspending pillars. Those who call to mind the collection exhibited by this eminent firm in 1862, will readily believe that these contributions manifest exceeding and invaluable perfection of finish. Page 81 of *The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 published with Art Journal* which was published in London and New York in 1868 by Virtue and Company. Cc0 License 3.0. https://archive.org/details/hartley52087804/page/n81/mode/1up

The Paper-hangings (PAPIERS-PEINTS) of Paris maintain their high position; they have an excellence which the artists and artisans of other countries vainly strive to reach. We engrave on this page the decoration of the side of a room, and part of another, the manufacture of M. HOOUK, the successor of the long-renowned firm of DELICOURT, to which firm France was largely indebted for its supremacy in this art. The designs are applied by an eminent artist, M. VICTOR DUMONT. We can give no idea of the brilliancy and harmony of the colours employed. Page 266 of *The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 published with Art Journal* which was published in London and New York in 1868 by Virtue and Company. Cc0 License 3.0. https://archive.org/details/hartley52087804/page/n266/mode/1up

*Front cover. Collections of the Hartley Institution Southampton Reference Library.* Image 1 of *The illustrated catalogue of the Universal Exhibition of 1867 published with Art Journal* which was published in London and New York in 1868 by Virtue and Company. Cc0 License 3.0. https://archive.org/details/hartley52087804/mode/1up

Designs beautiful enough to grace any room in Malmaison. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Empress Joséphine had some just like these. In various archives but the University of Heidelberg has the best scans.

PREMIER CAHIER D’ARABESQUES ET DE DÉCORATIONS PROPRES AUX ARTISTS DE CER GENRE, définies par M. J. M. Moreau et à Rome par M. Lavalle Poufin. Dediee a Monsier Charles, Cesar, de Rigor, Chevalier de Montjoux Capitaine au Régiment de Flandre & &. Par son très humble et très obéissant serviteur Guyot. A.P.D.R. A Paris chez Guyot Graveur Rue Saint-Jacques. J. M. Moreau after Guyot. Plate 2 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0014/image,info,thumbs

*Lavalle Poussin del. Guyot sculptor.* Plate 5 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0017/image,info,thumbs

*Peint par Watteau. Gravé par Guyot.* Plate 9 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0021/image,info,thumbs

Plate 15 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0027/image,info,thumbs

*Lavalle Poussin del. Guyot sculp.* Plate 17 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0029/image,info,thumbs

*A.P.D.R. Voisin Del, Guyot Sculp.* Plate 21 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0033/image,info,thumbs ;

IX. CAHIER D’ARABESQUES, ET DE DÉCORATIONS, propres aux Artistes de ce genres.À Paris chez Guyot, Graveur, et Md. D’Estampes rue Saint-Jacques, au Grand Gessnere, avec privilège de Roy. Barthelot del. Guyot, Sculp. Plate 26 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0038/image,info,thumbs

*A.P.D.R. Leclerc, del. Guyot Sculp.* Plate 31 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0043/image,info,thumbs

*CAHIER D’ARABESQUES, ET DE DÉCORATIONS, propres aux Artistes de ce genres.À Paris, chez Guyot, graveur, et Md. d’Estampes, rue Saint-Jacques au Grand Gessnere. Berthelot, del. Guyot direxit.* Plate 34 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0046/image,info,thumbs

*CAHIER D’ARABESQUES, ET DE DÉCORATIONS, propres aux Artistes de ce genres*.Dessiné à Rome par M. Lavalle Poussin. A Paris chez Guyot Graveur Rue Jacques. A.P.D.R. Plate 37 of *Nouvelle collection d’arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens.* By M. Alexandre Lenoir and published in Paris and Strasbourg in 1810. Collections of and image © Heidelberg University Library. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/lenoir1810/0049/image,info,thumbs

Traveling back to real Art Deco time. Store fronts with some very Art Deco looking customers hanging around out front. Imagery from a commercial catalogue published in Paris France in 1932 by Chapelon et Gervais. This is Part II. Part I was a post last month with the light fixtures and other home goods and furniture from the same catalogue.

*7025. Devanture, métal poli, 1 porte ouvrante, 2 vitrines*. Image 65 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0065.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*Salon de Coiffure Dames – Messieurs. Devanture, fer forgé noirci ou peint, 1 porte ouvrante.* Image 66 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*Paris – Automobiles. Devanture, métal inoxydable, 1 porte ouvrante à 2 vantaux et imposte fixe.* Image 67 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*au Palais du Meuble. Devanture fer forgé, noirci ou peint, 2 portes ouvrantes.* Image 68 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

I would assume they were selling the store fronts (shop fronts) which could then be installed at your place of business. This is their only catalogue that is turning up online. They were listed as a firm working with masonry with the French government back in the mid 1960s but that’s all that turns up at least as of today.