Lievre Edouard (1828-1886) For The Crystal Staircase (1802-1923) Pendulum And Its Trim

LIEVRE Edouard (1828-1886) for the Crystal Staircase (1802-1923) Pendulum and its gilt bronze and cloisonné trim. The pendulum imitating a gong resting on a base, decorated with two Fô dogs. Candelabras with three sconces. The movement is marked: "Japy Frères, great medal of honor". Pendulums attributed to the Crystal Staircase because of its style inspired by Asian ornamental and architectural vocabulary and thanks to the notebooks of Henry Pannier. (last photo) L'Escalier de Cristal, a former and famous Parisian house, specializing in ceramics and glassware, but also offering furniture, art bronzes and furnishings, had been taken over from 1885 – until in 1923 – by the sons of Emile Pannier who formed Pannier Frères, at the corner of rue Scribe and rue Auber, next to the new Opéra. Their Far Eastern-inspired creations were greatly appreciated by the public and critics alike. The house won multiple awards and medals at various exhibitions, including the gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900. In the field of furniture influenced by the Far East, Majorelle de Nancy, Edouard Lièvre or Gabriel Viardot also contributed to the success of the Pannier Brothers. Some of their works can be seen in major museums, such as the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, the Musée d'Orsay or the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. As the house was sometimes the exclusive owner of the models, these pieces of furniture and decorative objects were often only signed by the Escalier de Cristal, sometimes alongside the artist's signature. She also had a real creative role by personalizing these works with superb gilded bronzes, cloisonné enamel plates, glass plates with Japanese decor or also including authentic Japanese elements.