Monday, 15 November 2010

Exciting New French Toiles c1810-1830

















I went to an antiques fair a couple of weeks ago on the promise of a few interesting toiles that two of my favourite French dealers had emailed me about. I wasn't disappointed; as well as a couple of designs I have come across previously, there were some lovely new ones I hadn't seen before in the 'cloth' so to speak, or in any of my books.

I think most of them date to somewhere round about 1810-1830. There were some gorgeous pieces that tell the tale of William Tell, a fabulously detailed and dynamic print, full of energy and excitement, a few of panels that I think both came from Nantes, one depicting tales of Swiss 'amour' that is nicely simple and quite naturalistic and another more dramatic print depicting tales about a couple called Lodoiska & Lovzinski. Luckily enough the toiles have come in quite a few separate pieces, so plenty to sell, but more importantly, some to keep for myself!

3 comments:

  1. What beautiful toiles as well as your lovely black kittie. I love the reds, and it seems the lavender/purple is unusual but highly collectible. Amazing what you find, Lois.

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  3. So beautiful, the toiles are my absolute favorite, particularly in red! Have a fabulous, amazing New Year!
    Take Care,
    Robin

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