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L'Escalier de Cristal End Tables

French

Dating back to the Bourbon Restoration in France and the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, l’Escalier de Cristal (the Crystal Staircase) was founded by Madame Veuve Désarnaud as the first company to offer decorative objects made from crystal and gilded bronze. The firm was located in the Palais Royal in Paris, opposite the Louvre. It grew through a series of owners to become the gold standard for reproductions of 18th-century furniture — so perfect they were often mistaken for originals.

Désarnaud won numerous awards for her creations, including a gold medal at the 1819 Paris Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie Française for a dressing table featuring her signature bronze-crystal combination. A tailor named Boin bought the company around 1830; he in turn sold it to Pierre-Isidore Lahoche in 1840. Lahoche’s son-in-law, Émile Pannier, joined in a partnership in 1952 before Émile’s sons took over in 1885, establishing Pannier Frères. The company ceased commercial production in 1923.

Starting as early as the 1860s, there was a growing appetite for Japanese-style furniture, thanks in large part to the Japanese pavilion at the International Exposition of 1867. Henry Pannier reimagined some of the company’s designs to meet this new demand. The stylized furniture was a huge success and earned the company many awards, including the gold medal at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Others who contributed to this stylistic trend included French artist Émile Gallé, French glassmaker and ceramicist François-Eugène Rousseau, French furniture designer Louis Majorelle and French cabinetmaker Gabriel Viardot.

Henry Pannier made a constant effort to sketch each object the company sold and record it in his notebooks. Over 50 years, he recorded 2,800 furniture designs, each with its own name, date of sale and price. On some pieces, l’Escalier de Cristal signed the models, adding a layer of authenticity and distinction for today’s collectors. 

Museums around the world have collected pieces from l’Escalier de Cristal, including the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. 

On 1stDibs, find a collection of l’Escalier de Cristal decorative objects, vases, desk accessories and more.

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Creator: L'Escalier de Cristal
19th Century Escalier de Cristal French Louis XV Side Table
19th Century Escalier de Cristal French Louis XV Side Table

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$8,800

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By L'Escalier de Cristal

Located in Forney, TX

A gorgeous antique Louis XV style side table by Escalier de Cristal with beautiful patina. Hand crafted in Paris France during the last quarter of the 19th century, it features a verde marble-top, above a diamond motif parquet case with a single drawer, opposing side having a pull-out serving tray slide with green inset gilt-tooled leather panel, long slender cabriole legs with beautiful exotic wood inlay floral medallions, medial shelf with checkerboard motif parquetry and cross-banded border, ending with decorative gilt-bronze accented feet. Signed Escalier De Cristal Paris Dimensions: (approx) 29" H, 14.5" W, 14.5 D Great antique condition. Original, unrestored, antique condition. Having patina. Missing one gilt foot accent. Some loss. Wear/tear consistent with age and use. Provenance: From the estate of Lonnie Alfred "Bo" Pilgrim (May 8, 1928 – July 21, 2017) co-founder of Pilgrim's Pride, which at one time was one of the largest chicken producers in the United States. Pilgrim co-founded Pilgrim's Pride when he opened a feed store...

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L'escalier De Cristal end tables for sale on 1stDibs.

L'Escalier de Cristal end tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of L'Escalier de Cristal end tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original end tables by L'Escalier de Cristal were created in the louis xv style in france during the 19th century. Prices for L'Escalier de Cristal end tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $6,500 and can go as high as $8,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $7,650.

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