{"product_id":"1896-french-marble-trade-letter-paris","title":"1896 French Marble Trade Letter – Fourcade, Ablard \u0026 Cie, Paris","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal French ephemera: a commercial letter dated 29 June 1896, issued by E. Fourcade, Ablard \u0026amp; Cie, a Paris firm specialising in marble, mosaics, architectural fittings and decorative building materials.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe document features an exceptionally elaborate illustrated letterhead with detailed engravings of the company’s \u003cstrong\u003ehydraulic works at Saint-Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esteam-powered factory at Saint-Estève\u003c\/strong\u003e, and its \u003cstrong\u003eoffices and sales premises at Quai Vauban\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe printed advertising section promotes the firm’s \u003cstrong\u003e“Mosaïque des Pyrénées”\u003c\/strong\u003e and lists a wide range of architectural and decorative products, including \u003cstrong\u003etiles, slabs, staircases, columns, balustrades, tables, guéridons, sinks, fountains, baths, plinths and monuments\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with marble inlay work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe company also gives its Paris addresses at \u003cstrong\u003e187 Rue de Bercy\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e71 Rue Lafayette\u003c\/strong\u003e, with \u003cstrong\u003eFélix Gauthier\u003c\/strong\u003e named as general agent, and advertises its role as a distributor of \u003cstrong\u003eceramic tiles from Paray-le-Monial\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe handwritten correspondence concerns an interior furnishing project and discusses a \u003cstrong\u003efireplace\u003c\/strong\u003e, its proportions, construction and pricing. The continuation on the reverse includes further measurements and prices for fireplace components and accessories, together with references to \u003cstrong\u003efaience interiors, metal fittings and coloured marble samples\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe letter also mentions sending an album of available models and marble colour samples, offering a fascinating glimpse into the way late nineteenth-century architectural and decorative materials were presented and sold to customers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWritten on both sides of the sheet, this is a particularly attractive example of French commercial correspondence connected with \u003cstrong\u003emarble work, fireplace design, architecture and interior decoration\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29 June 1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBusiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e F. 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