458 - Curiosities - Three-dimensional wall decoration: roses, fruits, and doves in front of a reclining female figure. Two fold-out panels made of chromolithographed, slightly embossed, and die-cut cardboard, shaded by a large canopy of red and white paper cut in an accordion-like pattern. Germany, ca. 1900. Unfolded: approx. 37 x 40 x 10 cm.

Curiosities - Three-dimensional wall decoration: roses, fruits, and doves in front of a reclining female figure. Two fold-out panels made of chromolithographed, slightly embossed, and die-cut cardboard, shaded by a large canopy of red and white paper cut in an accordion-like pattern. Germany, ca. 1900. Unfolded: approx. 37 x 40 x 10 cm. Folding mechanism replaced; the cardboard panels have minor edge damage; one corner of the first panel is creased. - Also in the same style: an unused photo album. 50 cardboard pages, printed on both sides in gold and black, each holding 4 insert photos covered by flaps. 27.5 x 20.5 cm. Original padded binding; spine and back cover covered in green velvet; front cover covered in Art Nouveau-style embossed gold foil; at the top, a large medallion-style bust portrait of an Oriental beauty in lacquered chromolithography. - Slightly bumped, velvet rubbed and split above the front hinge, staple binding rusted, one sheet nearly detached; overall, however, in fresh condition.