Charvet-Grassi (fine del XIX) - Raccolta di disegni e progetti di decorazioni interne, specificamente soffitti - Torino - 1880






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Author/Illustrator Charvet-Grassi; Book Title Raccolta di disegni e progetti di decorazioni interne, specificamente soffitti, an illustrated edition in Italian.
Description from the seller
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Collection of drawings and projects of interior decorations, specifically ceilings.
Content: Collection of historic ceilings.
Centuries: 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th.
From the best castles and palaces of Piedmont.
Publisher/Author: A. Charvet-Grassi, based in Turin.
Collection of 64 illustrated plates approximately numbered + title page, hardcover with torn edges as shown in the photo. Shipping via UPS/Posta courier. From a private collection.
A. Charvet-Grassi was an active publisher in Turin at the end of the 19th century.
A. Charvet (Alberto Charvet) was an architect and engineer who also worked as a photographer and publisher, often in collaboration with Riccardo Brayda. His publishing activity mainly focused on publications of architecture, art, and local Piedmontese history.
Among his publications are illustrated works on the architecture and art of Turin and Piedmont, such as those related to the castles and palaces of the region or the first Italian architecture exhibition of 1890.
Headquarters: The address Corso del Valentino 23 was the company's headquarters.
It seems that the specific publishing activity of A. Charvet-Grassi is no longer active under this name or at this location. The building at Corso del Valentino 23 may no longer exist or may be used for other purposes, such as the nearby Castello del Valentino, which today houses the faculty of architecture.
Seller's Story
No translatable text provided.
Collection of drawings and projects of interior decorations, specifically ceilings.
Content: Collection of historic ceilings.
Centuries: 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th.
From the best castles and palaces of Piedmont.
Publisher/Author: A. Charvet-Grassi, based in Turin.
Collection of 64 illustrated plates approximately numbered + title page, hardcover with torn edges as shown in the photo. Shipping via UPS/Posta courier. From a private collection.
A. Charvet-Grassi was an active publisher in Turin at the end of the 19th century.
A. Charvet (Alberto Charvet) was an architect and engineer who also worked as a photographer and publisher, often in collaboration with Riccardo Brayda. His publishing activity mainly focused on publications of architecture, art, and local Piedmontese history.
Among his publications are illustrated works on the architecture and art of Turin and Piedmont, such as those related to the castles and palaces of the region or the first Italian architecture exhibition of 1890.
Headquarters: The address Corso del Valentino 23 was the company's headquarters.
It seems that the specific publishing activity of A. Charvet-Grassi is no longer active under this name or at this location. The building at Corso del Valentino 23 may no longer exist or may be used for other purposes, such as the nearby Castello del Valentino, which today houses the faculty of architecture.
