#rococo revival

“Franska buketten” reproduction wallpaper by Lim & Handtryck

This grand rocaille damask is a reconstruction based on a block-printed sample in blue and gray discovered in a broken wooden door on the Ryholm property in Västergötland. The rococo revival wallpaper was presumably installed at the beginning of the 1860s, when the main building on the property was remodeled, the remainder mainly in Empire style. The lively flower bouquet  in shades of gray twists and turns elegantly up towards the light, and the style of the flowers appears typical of French wallpapers between 1830 and 1860.

Felice Eleonore reproduction 19th century wallpaper, Lim & Handtryck

“I’ve finally found the wallpaper for Felice Eleonore’s bedroom!” wrote Norwegian violinist Ole Bull to his family in Bergen, Norway. The letter was sent from Paris in the early 1860s, and is assumed to be referring to this wallpaper with its flower and lace garlands. The same pattern has also been found in Koster and the Kalmar region. It is judged to have originated around the 1840s.

“Snoddar & Tofsar” reproduction wallpaper by Lim & Handtryck

The original for Snoddar & Tofsar was found in a building from around 1920 in Nora. Stripes and patterns incorporating cords and bows were used enthusiastically around the years 1910-30, when a cultural nostalgia for the 1700s was popular and many elements of decor from that time reappeared.