Tableaux Lumineux et Ombres Chinoises
- Used
- Condition
- Very good to fine.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Paris: Mauclair Dacier, 1903. Very good to fine.. An ornate, and rather stunning, turn-of-the-century French shadow theater set, housed in a large chromolithographed box (15.5" by 19.75" by 3") depicting the Revue du 14 Juillet ... Paris, as well as two smaller scenes of the 1893 Fˆtes Franco-Russes. Underneath the lid, a printed label explains how to assemble the shadow theater, and lists the various punched paper scenes available in the various models. This model contains three punched paper scenes that, when illuminated from behind, mimick fireworks or starlight. They include: Fˆtes du Centenaire de Victor Hugo; La Fˆte des Fleurs ... Paris; and La Fˆte de la Mi-Carˆme ... Paris. Also contained the stage box with with a fine and elaborate Ombres Chinoises proscenium with scrolls with colored paper (for a background); a 144 pp. booklet with scenes and characters; a large quantity of cut paper shadow figurines; the chromolithographed stage box is also for mounting shadow performances with the shadow figures. A marvelous object filled with joie de vivre.
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Details
- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 210007553
- Title
- Tableaux Lumineux et Ombres Chinoises
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good to fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Mauclair Dacier
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Shadow Theater, Victor Hugo, French Art and Culture, Bastille Day, Cross-Cultural
Terms of Sale
Eclectibles
All material is shipped subject to approval, but notification of return must be made in a timely manner and returns made in a prompt and conscientious fashion.
About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
As our name implies we provide diverse offerings of ephemera and related items. Some areas of note are childhood ephemera and books, social history and women's history, visual culture, advertising in America, historical memorabilia, made by hand, transformation material and the study of childhood. As a member of the Appraisers Association of America, I also provide appraisal services in our areas of expertise with a focus on large collections.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...