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Series of Four Louis XVI Style Wall Lights with Parrots, After 1885

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This series of four gilt bronze wall lights featuring a porcelain parrot was made for l’Escalier De Cristal after 1885, year during which Henry and Georges Pannier start to manage the store after their father Emile. Not signed, they are however illustrated in one of Henry Pannier’s notebook, under the designation « Applique Louis XV. Trois lumières. Perroquet chine sur un culot Louis XV. Niche feuillagée bronze doré » Imagined in the pure Louis XVI style, our gilt bronze wall lights depicts moving lines giving prominence to the fullness and the emptiness. The three light arms, put together in a non symmetric way, are formed by rolled acanthus leaves, and hold by a fenced alcove with moving edges. The alcove is adorned with stylized shells, flowers and acanthus leaves, it is used as a cage for a porcelain parrot with bright colors reminding the production of the Samson manufactory. These wall lights were very likely made there as the notebooks kept by the family teach us that the Samsom have worked for l’Escalier De Cristal at the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th century. This earthenware makers dynasty starts in 1845 with Edmé Samson (1810-1891), painter and ceramic decorator, who bought the white mounts to other manufactories. A few years later, his son (1837-1913) succeeds to him and install a manufactory in Montreuil-sous-Bois where he specializes his production to reproduction of old Saxony, China or Japan porcelains. The manufactory knows a huge success during the International Exhibitions of 1867 and 1889, where it maintains its reputation of specialist for important dimension pieces imitating models from the most important museums such as the Louvre or the Victoria & Albert Museum. In 1891, the manufactary grows after the association between Émile and his son Léon (1868-1928) under the name Samson & Fils, therefor, it employs an important amount of workers and decorators. More than the porcelain fabrication and decoration, the manufactory Samson also had a bronze workshop for the mounts. With a rich and various production, also of a great quality, the Samson were the genius of the imitation and the best producer of antique pieces in ceramic. The Pannier brothers only collaborate with the best artists for the realization of models proposed in their store. For instance, our gracious wall lights, undeniable very well executed, are very likely due to the mastery of a great manufactory such as the one of the Samson.

Creator:
L'Escalier de Cristal (Designer),Edmé Samson (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 38.19 in (97 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)Depth: 10.63 in (27 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 4
Voltage:
220-240v
Style:
Louis XV (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Porcelain,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
After 1885
Condition:
Seller Location:
SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: 130821stDibs: LU7662233075302
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L'Escalier de Cristal

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.