The History of Department
Stores: From 1850 to Nowadays
Cité de l’architecture et du
patrimoine, Paris
6th November 2024–6th April 2025 |
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Illustrations
Attributed works:
25. La
Samaritaine,
Paris. c.1910.
Autochrome.
(Grands
Magasins de la
Samaritaine;
exh. Cité de
l’architecture et
du patrimoine,
Paris).
Attributed works:
26. Nouvelles
Galeries, Lille.
1965. Postcard,
10 by 15 cm.
(Archives Galeries
Lafayette, Paris;
exh. Cité de
l’architecture
et du patrimoine,
Paris).
Attributed works:
27. View of the
interior of the
atrium and dome
of the Galeries
Lafayette, Paris,
by Ferdinand
Chanut. Postcard,
15 by 10 cm.
(Archives Galeries
Lafayette, Paris;
exh. Cité de
l’architecture et
du patrimoine,
Paris).
Book Review
Knick-knackery: The Deards Family and their Luxury Shops 1685–1785
Knick-knackery: The Deards Family
and their Luxury Shops 1685–1785
By Vanessa Brett. 536 pp. incl. 285 col +
176 b. & w. ills. (Privately published, Bath,
2023), £35. ISBN 978–1–3999–6598–9. |
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Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
5. Loupe, or magnifying glass. c.1740. Gold
and agate with diamond knop, length 14.8 cm.
(open), width 5.2 cm. (Private collection).