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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TURQUOISE-GROUND CERAMIC POT POURRI VASES AND COVERS

BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Name: A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TURQUOISE-GROUND CERAMIC POT POURRI VASES AND COVERS
Brand: BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Price: 2800.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 3,500

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GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

Closed: 20 May 2021

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED TURQUOISE-GROUND CERAMIC POT POURRI VASES AND COVERS

BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 3,500

Closed: 20 May 2021

Price Realised GBP 3,500

Closed: 20 May 2021

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Each with domed cover surmounted by flower finial and above a pierced entrelac frieze and spherical body raised on three bud feet, signed to the underside 'Escalier de Cristal, Paris', one with traces of paper label printed 'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL/ .... / ... Auber...'
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high; 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide

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These potpourri have the original label of the and boutique L'Escalier de Cristal, named after the crystal staircase it housed, who supplied furniture, works of art and all manner of including vases, lighting, furniture, clocks and from showrooms in rue Auber, in the fashionable area of L'Opéra. Established in 1802 by Madame Désarnaud, L'Escalier de Cristal was 'supplying furniture and to noble families throughout France and beyond.They counted among their Russian client Tsar Alexander III, Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch and the Demidoff families (W. Zeisler, 2014, p. 341). From 1840, L'Escalier de Cristal were awarded medals at most of the international exhibitions. The firm became an icon of and luxury: (, 1862, p. 175).