Plate 1, from "Book of Bannisters in the New Taste for Use by Locksmiths" (Cahier de Rampes dans le nouveau Goût à l'usage des Serruriers)

Publisher Jacques Chereau French

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Plate 1 of a series of designs of bannisters for locksmiths. It is also the title plate of the series. This design is characterized by a bannister with lancet arches and a torch wrapped in ribbons. There also is a putto pointing to the right on the bannister.

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