Live Auction 19022The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY BOWL
Lot 88

A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY BOWL

BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY, THE PORPHYRY POSSIBLY EARLIER

Closed14 October 2020

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A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY BOWL
BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, PARIS, MID-19TH CENTURY, THE PORPHYRY POSSIBLY EARLIER
The rim with berried laurel vinery and loop handles terminating in masks above a circular body and foliate socle, the base marked Escalier de Cristal Paris to the underside
15 in. (38 cm.) high, 18 ¾ in. (48 cm.) wide

Acquired from Steinitz, Paris, 1995.

Specialist note

Established in 1804 by Madame Désarnaud, Escalier de Cristal was 'Fournisseur breveté du Roi’, supplying furniture and objets d’art to noble families throughout France and beyond. They counted among their clients Tsar Alexander III, Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch and the Demidoff families, and supplied pieces to the Duc de Berry and the Garde-meuble de la Couronne. Escalier de Cristal continued its success by collaborating with designers such as Gallé and Christofle, and the firm became an icon of le goût Parisien and luxury during the second half of the 19th century.