Odilon Roche - Les Meubles de la Chine - 1921

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Odilon Roche’s first-edition portfolio *Les Meubles de la Chine*, published in Paris around 1921, presents Chinese furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

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Fifty-five plates in folio on collotype paper of Chinese furniture from the XVth–XVIIth centuries (Ming and Qing dynasties).
This, the first edition, was subsequently translated into German and into English.
Roche was one of the first to introduce the sale of Chinese antique furniture in France and counted among his clients Colette and Coco Chanel. A copy in generally good condition apart from some slight defects as shown in the photo.

Title : Les Meubles de la Chine - Cinquante-Quatre Planches accompagnees d'une Preface et d'une Table descriptive
Author : Odilon Roche
Edition : First
Publisher : Librarie des Arts decoratifs, Paris
Date : c. 1921

Fifty-five plates in folio on collotype paper of Chinese furniture from the XVth–XVIIth centuries (Ming and Qing dynasties).
This, the first edition, was subsequently translated into German and into English.
Roche was one of the first to introduce the sale of Chinese antique furniture in France and counted among his clients Colette and Coco Chanel. A copy in generally good condition apart from some slight defects as shown in the photo.

Title : Les Meubles de la Chine - Cinquante-Quatre Planches accompagnees d'une Preface et d'une Table descriptive
Author : Odilon Roche
Edition : First
Publisher : Librarie des Arts decoratifs, Paris
Date : c. 1921

Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Applied art, Asian art, China
Book title
Les Meubles de la Chine
Author/ Illustrator
Odilon Roche
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1921
Dynastic style/period
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Edition
1st Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie des Arts Décoratifs - A. Calavas, Paris
Binding/ Material
Portfolio
Number of pages
66
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