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1930 Larkin Wallpaper Sample Book Art Deco Interior Design Florals & Geometrics

$995
£760.66
€887.76
CA$1,442.21
A$1,465.23
CHF 816.45
MX$17,739.72
NOK 9,982.67
SEK 9,797.54
DKK 6,635.93

About the Item

This extraordinary 1930 Larkin Company wallpaper sample book is a monumental time capsule of American interior design at the dawn of the Art Deco era. Spanning 144 expansive pages, this trade catalog contains nearly 70 authentic, machine-printed wallpaper samples showcasing the breathtaking diversity of Jazz Age domestic aesthetics. The curated collection transitions seamlessly between highly stylized, vibrant florals and bold, streamlined geometric motifs, interspersed with luxurious marblized patterns, rich damask deco style scenes, and striking metallic accents. Originating from Buffalo, New York, the Larkin Co. was an industrial pioneer famed for its mail-order empire and its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed headquarters. This specific 1930 volume captures the company at its artistic zenith, translating high-style French Art Deco modernity into accessible luxury for the early 20th-century American home.Antique wallpaper sample books from this specific period are exceptionally rare acquisitions in today's marketplace. Intended strictly as ephemeral sales tools for mail-order customers and traveling merchants, these heavy folios suffered rigorous handling and were routinely discarded as soon as the design season concluded. Finding a volume that survived the past century intact is an absolute anomaly. This specimen remains in highly desirable, good vintage condition. The interior sample pages retain their magnificent color fastness, crisp textures, and metallic brilliance. The book displays only honest, age-appropriate character wear, isolated to minor fraying at the upper and lower spine binding and a small, soft dogear to the front lower corner of the cover. Beyond its status as a blue-chip collectible for graphic arts archivists and design historians, this book serves as an invaluable, high-utility resource for premium historic preservation and restoration projects. Because these are original physical samples rather than digital reproductions, they preserve the precise color values, tactile paper weights, and metallic ink reflection of the period. This allows architectural restorers, film set designers, or discerning homeowners to accurately analyze, color-match, and recreate these exact Art Deco wallpaper patterns with flawless historical precision. It stands as both a magnificent coffee-table showpiece and a functional archive of classic American decorative art.
  • Creator:
    Larkin & Co. (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 8.75 in (22.23 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Paper
  • Place of Origin:
    United States
  • Period:
    1930-1939
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1930
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Wear to upper and lower edges of spine, creasing at bottom corner of cover. Small tear at back cover where spine is, back corners dogeared or cut.
  • Seller Location:
    Red Lion, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10258250836792

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