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ALEXANDRE LANDRE - SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS

117 - THE CRYSTAL STAIRCASE, after.
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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THE CRYSTAL STAIRCASE, after. An antique-style pedestal table in gilded bronze and pink granite, resting on a tripod base, adorned with mufles and ending in legs, joined by a triangular crossbar. Paris. Restoration period. Circa 1830 H_79 cm D_102 cm Comparable works: - Our antique-style pedestal table is similar to the one sold by Artcurial Paris for €19,680 on 17 November 2024, lot 109. This model is also described in one of the ‘red notebooks’ written by Henry Panier, co-founder of L’Escalier de Cristal. (Annyck and Didier Masseau, D. Masseau, L’Escalier de Cristal: Luxury in Paris 1809–1923. Monelle-Hayot Edition 2021, page 286) Jean-Jacques Pannier, from the canton of Balleroy in Normandy, arrived in Paris in 1766. During the First Empire, he was living at 13 Rue du Bac, ‘as a family man’. He held the privilege of being one of the Emperor’s suppliers, to whom he delivered large quantities of silk taffeta at a price of 18 francs per piece. Among Jean-Jacques PANNIER’s children, a son, Augustin Benjamin (1800–1850), married Louise Launay, with whom he had two children, Louise and Émile (1825–1892). A partnership was formed between Pierre Isidore Laroche and Émile Pannier; on 16 November 1852, a deed was drawn up before a notary stipulating that a company named ‘Lahoche and Pannier’ would be established. In 1863, when Lahoche retired from the business, Émile Pannier remained the sole owner, though the dual name remained in use for a few more years. It is noted that in 1867, during the famous World’s Fair, the surnames were reversed, with Pannier’s name now preceding that of Laroche. Various marks, stamps and labels were affixed to the products of the ‘Escalier de Cristal’. The family archives contain two types of rectangular adhesive labels dating from the second half of the 19th century, referring to the ‘Pannier-Lahoche’ partnership, one of which was probably affixed to our pedestal table. (Annyck and Didier Masseau, D. Masseau, *L’Escalier de Cristal: Luxury in Paris 1809–1923*. Monelle-Hayot, 2021, p. 237). Comparative bibliography: - Annyck and Didier Masseau, D. Masseau, *L’Escalier de Cristal: Luxury in Paris 1809–1923*. Monelle-Hayot, 2021. Expert: Stéphane PEPE - Expert: PEPE Stéphane
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About the sale Collection of the Château de Villebourgeon & others
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Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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