The French design was rejected as not strong enough and too difficult to mass-produce.
But everything in this lavish show is meant to represent French design at its most inspired.
Unlike French designs, the repeat was very large, sometimes over a yard.
The trade papers say she recently bought many French designs.
"Right now everyone is focused on French mid-20th-century design and totally contemporary work."
Right at the turn of the century, French design absorbed influences from foreign practice.
A 100 mm main gun, also based on a French design, was mounted.
The ship also has 100 mm gun based on a French design for use against surface targets.
His project is close to contemporary French designs of this kind.
Construction was done based on an original French design.
