Tag: French

Fancy eye baths (baignore d’yeux) all in porcelain. Whether they help your eyes more than the plastic CVS kind I don’t know but for sure these are more fun to look at.

Three Sèvres eye baths (bagnoire d’yeux). A bleu céleste example with gilt dentil rim by Buteux; a blue-ground example with gilt white scrollwork and harebells; and a cobalt-blue example painted with a floral garland. Also a Chantilly example in blue and white. Second half of the 18th century. French. Makers marks: two of the Sèvres examples with blue interlaced L’s marks; one with a gilder’s mark for P. T. Buteux; the Chantilly example with a blue hunting horn mark. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2022. Fair use license. via https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/collector-english-european-furniture-ceramics-silver-works-art/three-sevres-porcelain-eye-baths-baignoire-dyeux-chantilly-eye-bath-32/146142?ldp_breadcrumb=back

Porcelain eyebath decorated with delicate and finely painted red roses amongst green and gilt flora with a spread eagle bird in flight at either end. The stem is decorated with gilt leaves and the rim and edges are in gilt. ca. 1880-1899. French. Unsigned. Image © 2022 Phisick. Fair use license. via https://phisick.com/item/19th-c-paris-porcelain-eye-bath/



Eye bath of hard-paste porcelain. Oval cup on funnel foot. Hard-paste eye bath with an oval cup on a funnel foot. Purple ground with two lobed reserves with Höroldt chinoiseries and a gilt lace ornament inside the rim. The interior with a chinoiserie framed by gilt scrolls enclosing lustre panels and laub-und bandelwerk in iron-red and purple. 1730-1735. German. Meissen Porcelain Factory, maker. Maker’s marks: Crossed swords factory mark, in underglaze blue. Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2021. Fair use license. via https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O307059/eye-bath-meissen-porcelain-factory/

More pochoir prints from the folio “Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano.” By Enrique Gillet, it was published by A. Morance of Paris in 1922.

Page 37, Plate 13 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n36/mode/1up
Page 38, Plate 11 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n39/mode/1up
Page 40, Plate 15 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n40/mode/1up
Number 16 Page 42 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n42/mode/1up
Number 17, Page 44 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n44/mode/1up
Number 18, Page 46 from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n44/mode/1up
from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. Image 24, Page 59. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n59/mode/1up
from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. Image 26, page 62. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n62/mode/1up
from Viñetas decorativas según el gusto del día. 30 láminas iluminadas a mano. Image 30, page 70. 1922. French. Collections of and digitalized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/vietasdecorativa00umbd/page/n70/mode/1up

Living a sort of exciting life back a bit . . .maybe it looked like that, maybe it didn’t. Crowd scenes painted by Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret who lived from 1782 to 1863. Studied with Jacques-Louis David.

Découverte du Laocoon. Undated, by 1863. French. Oil on canvas. Signed PBergeret on the center right, on the pedestal. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/the-european-art-sale-part-ii-2/decouverte-du-laocoon-the-discovery-of-the-laocoon
Saint Louis à Damiette. ca. 1819. French. Oil painting. Image source: Paris Musées. Collections of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre-Nolasque_Bergeret_-Saint_Louis%C3%A0_Damiette_-PDUT1793-_Mus%C3%A9e_des_Beaux-Arts_de_la_ville_de_Paris.jpg
La Morte d’Henri IV. Undated, by 1863. French. Image © 1996 RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / René-Gabriel Ojéda. Louvre Museum. Fair use license. via https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010057789

 



Cassolettes to jazz up your New Years Eve buffet table. None of that boring IKEA stuff.

P Pair of urn form enamel cassolettes, painted on a dark blue ground with red and gilt urns trailing flowers and formal borders, with the covers reversing to sconces, hung with chains. ca. 1780. English. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/the-collection-of-mr-and-mrs-peter-a-pfaffenroth-american-furniture-silver-and-decorative-arts/pair-of-english-enamel-cassolettes-circa-1780
A fine pair of antique English neoclassical porcelain and doré bronze mounted two handled Cassolettes. Each having a pair of ram’sPair of Neoclassical porcelain and doré bronze mounted two handled cassolettes. Each cassolette having a pair of ram’s heads terminating and connecting each handle to the body, all resting on a double tier stepped pedestal base. ca. early 1800s. English. Attributed to Mathew Boulton (1728-1809). Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/vases/fine-pair-of-antique-english-porcelain-ormolu-cassolettes-att-matthew-boulton/id-f_3239423/
Pair of tall ormolu mounted malachite cassolettes. Each cassolette having a large malachite bowl, supporting a fluted ormolu cover, topped with a berry finial with the berry finial detailing mirrored vertically below with a berry drop finial mounted to the base of the bowl. The bowls being held in place upon triform supports with bearded, elfin masks leading to cabriole legs that terminate in hoof feet, The center of the support with a scrolling and twisting snake, which features lifelike stippling to create the effect of scales. Both cassolettes are mounted on triform plinths of malachite and are set upon ormolu toupie feet. Late 19th c. Neoclassical. French. Maker not given. Image © 2021 Mayfair Gallery Limited. Fair use license. via https://www.mayfairgallery.com/pair-french-ormolu-mounted-malachite-cassolettes



Lapis lazuli smoking accessories. Art Deco. One cigarette box with a matching lipstick.

Gold mounted lapis lazuli cigarette case of upright form with rounded corners, the double threefold clasp centered with a ruby cabochon. ca. 1925. Art Deco. Continental. Apparently unmarked. Image © 2021 Sothebys. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/a-gentlemans-cabinet-of-curiosities-the-collection-of-the-late-naim-attallah-cbe/an-art-deco-style-carved-lapis-lazuli-cigarette
Gem-set cigarette case with a rectangular outline. Carved lapis lazuli centering on a central triangular-shaped panel formed by fluted frosted rock crystal, accented by lozenge-shaped and calibré-cut diamonds and a cabochon jadeite, the center of intricately carved lapis lazuli flowers with diamond collet pistils. The corners further accented by two sugarloaf jadeite details. Single-cut diamond pushpiece opening to reveal a compartment. Mounted in white gold. ca. 1928. French. Van Cleef and Arpels, maker. Maker’s marks: Signed Van Cleef and Arpels, Paris, no. 31057; maker’s mark for Lacloche Frères; French assay mark. Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-3888165
Matching cigarette case and lipstick baton. Gold inlaid turquoise, lapis lazuli, diamonds and cut sapphires. ca. 1929. Lent by a private collection for an exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Museum in New York. ID#13.2016.49. Image Cooper Hewitt Museum. Fair use license. via https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/420577147/
Cigarette holder. Tortoiseshell trumpet with a gem-set collar, lapis lazuli tip and gold detail, to an ivory stem and tortoiseshell bowl. ca. 1930. French, made in Paris by Cartier. Maker’s marks: French assay mark. Signed Cartier, Paris, maker’s mark, Number 01544.”. Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-an-ivory-tortoiseshell-gold-and-lapis-lazuli-5429620/?

Mushrooms. Maybe a few toadstools, too. Lithographic plates from M. E. Descourtilz’s 1827 “Atlas des Champignons.” Collections of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Images courtesy of the publicdomainreview.org and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

“Champignons Comestibles.” Page 8. Collections of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Added by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. biodiversitylibrary.org. via https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons
“Champignons Comestibles.” Page 11. Collections of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Added by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. biodiversitylibrary.org. via https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons
“Champignons Suspects.” Page 20. Collections of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Added by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. biodiversitylibrary.org. via https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons
“Champignons Vénéneux.” Page 32. Collections of the Lloyd Library and Museum. Added by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. biodiversitylibrary.org. via https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/atlas-des-champignons

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Animals in art, painted by Nicolas II Huet (Nicolas Huet the Younger). Living from 1770 to 1830, he came from a family of artists. Huet produced a series of 246 animal drawings on vellum for the library of the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle.

A white dwarf Spitz. 1820. French. Watercolor and body color on vellum. Signed and dated “Huet 1820.” Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-nicolas-ii-huet-paris-1770-1830-a-white-6327165/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=6327165&lid=1&ldp_breadcrumb=back
“The Indian Elephant.” 1810. French. Pen and brown ink and watercolor, with touches of gouache, over traces of an underdrawing in black chalk, on vellum laid down on board. Signed and dated “huet fils 1810” at the lower right. Inscribed “L’Elephant femelle, Elephas indien, / Par huet peintre du Muséum d’histoire naturelle à Paris” on the reverse. Image © Stephen Ongpin Fine Art. Fair use license. via https://www.stephenongpin.com/object/790592/0/an-indian-elephant
“A Striated Monkey on a Branch.” 1813. French. Pen and brown ink and watercolor, over an underdrawing in black chalk, on vellum laid down on board. Signed and dated “Huet 1813″ in gold at the lower left. Inscribed ” Ouistiti, Jacchus vulgaris. G. ST. H.” in gold at the lower right center. Numbered cf. 58 and 81 on the reverse. Image © Stephen Ongpin Fine Art. Fair use license. via https://www.stephenongpin.com/object/806003/0/nicolas-ii-huet-paris-1770-paris-1828
“Study of the Giraffe given to Charlex X by the Viceroy of Egypt.” A watercolor depiction of the first giraffe ever seen in France, alongside the groom who would look after it for the next 18 years. 1827. French. Watercolor. Image source; ebay.com. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas_Huet03.jpg

Ladies dressed in white, painted by French artist Claude-Marie-Paul Dubufe. Living from 1790 to 1864, he studied under David.

Portrait of Louise Marie d’Orléans, the first Queen of the Belgians. 1830s. French. Oil painting. Royal Collection of Belgium. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louise_Marie_d%27Orl%C3%A9ans.jpg
“Les Regrets.” 1827. French. Oil on canvas. Signed “Dubufe” on the lower right. Collections of the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Regrets_(1827)par_Claude-Marie_Dubufe(A).jpg
“The Surprise.” Before 1827. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1828. French. Oil on canvas. Collections of the National Gallery. Cc0 License 4.0. via https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/claude-marie-dubufe-the-surprise

Designs for kiosks and pavillons from “Kiosques & pavillons urbains destinés à l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925.” How else to know which one to visit first.

‘”Les petits negoces un bureau de tabac.” (Tobacco shop). Page 11. Marcel Chappey, architect. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via http://wolfsonian.sobeklibrary.com/WOLF069157/00001/11
“Model de Kiosque, Type 1.” Page 13. Louis Penicaut, décorateur. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via http://wolfsonian.sobeklibrary.com/WOLF069157/00001/13
“Shoeshine, Liqueurs Biere, and Fleurs.” Page 14. Jean Burkhalter, architect. Robert Coquery, décorateur. Image © 2017 The Wolfsonian—Florida International University. Fair use license. via http://wolfsonian.sobeklibrary.com/WOLF069157/00001/14
Design for a Refreshment kiosk. Plate 15, l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Edouard Weiler and Vassil Yordanowitch, designers. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/design-for-refreshments-kiosk-exposition-internationale-des-arts-decoratifs-et-industriels-modernes-paris-1925_riba16397#
Design for a kiosk comprising a taxi telephone and a fountain. Plate 19, l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Pierre Andre, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Design-for-a-kiosk-comprising-a-taxi-telephone-and-a-fountain-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA6125?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2Vhc
Design for a urinal. Plate 7, l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Roger Tourte, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Design-for-a-urinal-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA6249?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9M
Smoking room, Ambassade Francoise. Plate XLII, l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Francis Jourdain, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Smoking-room-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA6388?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZ
Jean Luce ceramics shop. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. L. P. Sezille, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Jean-Luce-ceramics-shop-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16399?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5
Goldsmith’s shop. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Eric Bagge, architect. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Goldsmiths-shop-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16402?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2V
Impressions Paul Dumas fabric shop. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. 1927. Rene Hérbst, architect.. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Fabric-shop-called-Impressions-Paul-Dumas-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16412?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0y#
René Herbst Décorateur. Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Paris. 1925. René Herbst, architect. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Rene-Herbst-interior-decoration-shop-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16416?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0y#
Laquered smoking room, Ambassade Francaise, Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Jean Dunand, architect/designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Laquered-smoking-room-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16452?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0z#
Petit salon, Ambassade Francaise, Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Maurice Dufrene, architect/designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Petit-salon-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16453?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0z#
Dining room, Ambassade Francoise. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Henri Rapin, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Dining-room-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16455?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0z#
Antechamber, Ambassade Francoise. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Paul Follot, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Antechamber-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16456?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0z#
Bedroom for a young girl. Ambassade Francoise. l’Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs modernes, Paris 1925. Paris, France. Rene Gabriel, designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via
Petite Galerie. Ambassade Francaise, Plate XXX, Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Maurice Dufrene, architect/designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Small-gallery-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16458?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj0z#
Nursery. Ambassade Francaise, Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Lucie Renaudot, architect/designer. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Nursery-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16459?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj00#
Man’s bedroom. Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Georges Chevalier and Leon Jallot, architects/designers/artists. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2023 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Mans-bedroom-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16460?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPUFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZW51bWJlcj00#

Grande salon, Ambassade Francaise. Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Henri Rapin and Pierre Selmersheim, architects/designers/artists. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2025 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Grand-salon-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16454?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPSUyMEV4cG9zaXRpb24lMjBJbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsZSUyMGRlcyUyMEFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJTIwZXQlMjBJbmR1c3RyaWVscyUyME1vZGVybmVzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTA=
Living room, Ambassade Francaise. Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Andre Domin and Marcel Genevriere, architects/designers/artists. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2025 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Living-room-Ambassade-Francaise-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925_RIBA16461?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPSUyMEV4cG9zaXRpb24lMjBJbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsZSUyMGRlcyUyMEFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJTIwZXQlMjBJbmR1c3RyaWVscyUyME1vZGVybmVzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTA=
Proposed design for the British pavilion: East Elevation and detail of the principal entrance. Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris 1925. Robert Atkinson, architect/designer/artist. Collections of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Image © 2025 RIBApix, Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.ribapix.com/Proposed-design-for-the-British-pavilion-Exposition-Internationale-des-Arts-Decoratifs-et-Industriels-Modernes-Paris-1925-east-elevation-and-detail-of-the-principal-entrance_RIBA21926?ribasearch=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmliYXBpeC5jb20vc2VhcmNoP2Fkdj1mYWxzZSZjaWQ9MCZtaWQ9MCZ2aWQ9MCZxPSUyMEV4cG9zaXRpb24lMjBJbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsZSUyMGRlcyUyMEFydHMlMjBEZWNvcmF0aWZzJTIwZXQlMjBJbmR1c3RyaWVscyUyME1vZGVybmVzJnNpZD1mYWxzZSZpc2M9dHJ1ZSZvcmRlckJ5PTAmcGFnZXNpemU9MjQ=

There are more but they are photographs of the various kiosks and pavilions so I didn’t pick them up. But there are around 20 of them at the link, the last two screens.

More selections of children in darling attire. Fashion illustrations from “Modes de Paris. Costumes d’enfant” which came out in 1810. Two different sources a few years apart.

“Toquet (toque) de Velours, Robe et Pantalon de Perkale.” 1810. In the public domain due to age. via https://amiancien.livejournal.com/27632.html
“Chapeau de Feutre, Redingotte et Pantelon de Mousseline.” 1810. In the public domain due to age. via https://amiancien.livejournal.com/27632.html
“Touqet en mousseline brodée, robe Perkale.” 1810. In the public domain due to age. via https://amiancien.livejournal.com/27632.html
“Bourrelet de Perkale, Gilet à Revers, Pantalon pareil.” 1810. In the public domain due to age. via https://amiancien.livejournal.com/27632.html
Casquette en Feutre, Veste, Gilet et Pantalon en Drap. ca. 1810. French. Hand-colored engraving. Taken from a suite of engravings from Modes de Paris titled Costumes d’enfans. Image © Bonhams 2001-2024. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29883/lot/6/juvenilia-costume-modes-de-paris-costumes-denfans-4-parts-in-1-paris-c1810/
Chapeau Rond, à long poil, orné de Plumes violettes. Redingote de Drap, garnie en Velours. ca. 1810. French. Hand-colored engraving. Taken from a suite of engravings from Modes de Paris titled Costumes d’enfans. Image © Bonhams 2001-2024. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29883/lot/6/juvenilia-costume-modes-de-paris-costumes-denfans-4-parts-in-1-paris-c1810/