Antique French Maison Bouasse Lebel Religious Catholic Jigsaw Puzzle 24 X 7cm

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Antique French Maison Bouasse Lebel Religious Catholic Jigsaw Puzzle 19thC.


The pieces are in extremely good condition considering their age

Nice crisp edges

Clear bright colours- no fading

Slight staining to some of the pieces mainly on the back

Discovered kept hidden in an old French Banania tin ( not included in the lot)

Sadly- There is one piece missing

24 x 7 cm


The publishing house for religious printing, Bouasse-Lebel , founded in Paris in 1845 , produced devotional pictures in particular and religious jigsaws and cards.Most of the pieces are signed, the name is therefore well known among collectors and the publisher's top and embossed pictures are coveted for their quality.


The Bouasse-Lebel printing company was founded by Eulalie Bouasse in Paris. [1]

Eulalie, [2] born in Paris in 1809, was the only daughter of the printer Jacques-Auguste Lebel. In 1827 she married the printing foreman Francois-Marie Bouasse. When he left her and their two children sitting, she founded a financial Existenznot 1845 a print shop for religious images [3] under the name "Madame Bouasse, nee Lebel". In 1847 the printing house moved to St. Sulpice, 29 Rue St. Sulpice, Paris, the center of the religious printing industry.

In 1852 Eulalie Bouasse sold the now successful business to her eldest son Henri, the other son Emile initially worked in the business. In the early days, books, maps and other printed matter were printed in addition to religious images. The company received significant recognitions for its religious printing skills, including a papal recommendation in 1871 (Pope Pius IX ).

In 1867 Emile left the printing company and founded a rival company under the name Bouasse-Jeune. The company was also based in St. Sulpice, and it established a hostile relationship between the two brothers.

Both printing works were famous for the unusual design of their religious printing art, in particular for their delicate, precious lace images, both companies were known for the use of modern, innovative printing techniques and introduced chromolithography in the 1870s .

In close collaboration with Parisian art publishers, including Bouasse-Lebel, the small devotional image as well as the religious wall print was promoted by the Parisian artists' association Societe St. Jean, founded in 1872 [4] .

Emile died in 1881 at the age of 49, his widow and children took over the business, which they continued until the beginning of the 20th century. Eulalie died in 1898, Henri in 1912. The printing company was continued by his son Albert.

After World War II, interest in religious images and elaborate religious prints waned or was supplanted by photographic reproductions and cheap mass printing. Albert Bouasse died in 1955 and the Bouasse-Lebel company ceased printing in the 1960s.

  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Bouasse Lebel
  • Number of Pieces: 76
  • Theme: Religious
  • Material: Cardboard
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Colour: Multi-colour

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