An elegant catalog from the François Garreta factory, located in Cette (now Sète), founded in 1865 and specializing in mosaic tiles and inlaid signs. This copy, stylistically dating from the 1910s, presents splendid geometric compositions, rosettes, and friezes typical of cement mosaics from southern France, accompanied by sheets of alphabets and numbers intended for sidewalks and advertising. The meticulous printing and the diversity of the designs testify to the technical refinement achieved by Languedoc manufacturers before the First World War.
✦ Origin: Cette (Sète), Garreta Factory ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1910 ✦ Dimensions: 24.5 × 12.5 cm ✦ Contents: 46 pages colors out of 60 ✦ Material: Printed paper, black cloth backing ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, slight signs of wear, clean and well-preserved interior
A rare reference to Sète's industrial heritage, prized by mosaic enthusiasts and historians of French decorative art.
