Maxime Old. Architecte-décorateur. Afrique are the product of a

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Maxime Old. Architecte-décorateur. Afrique are the product of aThe reissue of this monograph on Maxime Old (1910 1991) chronologically traces the career and work of this great decorator, through an in depth study of his production notebooks, his archives, and his participation in the Salons. Maxime Old, from a family of cabinetmakers, studied at the Boulle school before completing his training in the workshop of Jacques mile Ruhlmann, the greatest decorator of his time. Born at a pivotal time when society was