Paul Dutasta Collection Auction Catalog 1926

Description

Catalog of 18th-century artworks and fine furnishings from the collection of Paul Dutasta (1873-1925), former French Ambassador to Switzerland. Sale held at Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, June 3-4, 1926. Folio format, 113 pages with 73 high-quality plates on heavy paper. Publisher: Georges Petit Printing, Paris. 202 lots featuring colored engravings by Bonnet, Boucher, Fragonard, Janinet, Lavreince, and others; drawings, watercolors, and pastels by 18th-century masters; paintings by Drouais and Fragonard; marble and terracotta sculptures; Chinese and Sèvres porcelain; bronze furnishings; period furniture including twelve Gobelin-upholstered fauteuils; Beauvais tapestries; and Aubusson tapestries and carpets. Rare auction catalog in publisher's wrappers.