Verschyde Schoorsteen Mantels nieulykx geinventeertVerschyde Schoorsteen Mantels nieulykx geinventeert. Amsterdam, Justus Danckerts, [c. 1690]. [bound with:] LE PAUTRE, Jean. Cheminees a la Moderne inventees. Amsterdam, F. de Wit, [c. 1700]. [bound with:] DECKER, Paul, the elder. [Designs of fireplaces and ornamental wall décor]. [n.p., n.d., c. 1708].

BULLET, Pierre

Published by Justus Danckerts, Amsterdam, 1690

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4to, ff. 22; 6; [6]; the title to Decker s work with contemporary inscription in ink, theodore ; the first leaf of the first work lightly browned and a bit brown-stained; the following five leaves with diminishing dampstain to lower gutter; otherwise only occasionally a little stained; bound in contemporary sheep-backed marbled boards; rubbed. THREE COMPLETE SUITES OF ORNAMENTAL FIREPLACE DESIGNS, WITH THE PLATES IN EXCELLENT IMPRESSIONS. Pierre Bullet (1639-1716) was the architect of a number of major projects in Paris. His Hôtels Crozat (now the Ritz) and d Evreux in the Place Vendôme, Paris (1702 7), were precedents in their interior arrangement for later Parisian houses. He designed the Hôtel Poisson de Bourvalais (1703 7). His Château de Champs (1703 7) had an elliptical salon exposed in a protruding bow on the garden-front, while his Hôtel Dodun, Paris (after 1715), was a fine creation, with Rococo interiors. He was the author of Livre Nouveau de Cheminées, and L Architecture Pratique (1691), which went through a number of editions. Jean Le Pautre (1618-1682) was long employed at the Gobelins factory. His work is often flamboyant and elaborate. He created nearly 1500 prints, nearly all after his own compositions. He disseminated the full repertoire of Louis XIV style across Europe. His chimney-pieces, in contrast, were often simple and elegant. Paul Decker the elder (1677-1713) was appointed court architect by Count Palatine Theodor von Sulzbach in 1708. This fine suite of designs, including one with Chinoiseries, was probably executed for him in the same year. Several engravings in these three suites show alternative décors on the same plate. See Ornamentkatalog Berlin 3787; Thieme-Becker 5, 217; See Ornamentkatalog Berlin 3801; Thieme-Becker 8, 524.

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• Title: Verschyde Schoorsteen Mantels nieulykx geinventeertVerschyde Schoorsteen Mantels nieulykx geinventeert. Amsterdam, Justus Danckerts, [c. 1690]. [bound with:] LE PAUTRE, Jean. Cheminees a la Moderne inventees. Amsterdam, F. de Wit, [c. 1700]. [bound with:] DECKER, Paul, the elder. [Designs of fireplaces and ornamental wall décor]. [n.p., n.d., c. 1708].
• Publisher: Justus Danckerts, Amsterdam
• Publication Date: 1690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good