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MATT CROSBY INTERIORS

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Pair of antique Louis XVI style plum pudding & gilt bronze open bookcase cabinets with marble tops. By Maison L'Escalier De Cristal Paris. Maker's stamp to each. Circa 1890-1910.


The bookcases have beautifully shaped Breche d'Alep marble tops above a single drawer. Each with an open adjustable shelf, and cupboard below. Raised on shaped legs, with gilt bronze handles, edgings, corner mounts and apron.


The pair are in excellent condition for their age, showing some light surface marks and vey light knocks in places. They have been wax polished. There is a slight blister to the plum pudding veneer on one door, you should be able to make this out in photograph number 15. The marble tops have some light nicks to the corners, as shown.


The shelves are fully adjustable to the open bookcase and the cupboard. The drawers have dovetail construction and are made of oak. Each drawer has turned drawer stops to ensure they do not fall out. One of the turned pegs is missing to one drawer on one side. The cupboard doors have a newly made key for the locks. The locks are inner stamped, 'Duvivier 77, St. Antoine/Paris.' The shelves are 27cm deep.

Veneered in plum pudding mahogany, with a solid mahogany frame. The backs are in solid oak. Plum pudding mahogany is a rare and highly sought-after variety of mahogany wood, with distinctive swirling patterns and rich colours. It was particularly prized in the decorative arts during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, especially in French Empire period furniture.


The Maison L'Escalier de Cristal was synonymous with high quality merchandise and of a production that was at the height of the Parisian taste. The founder of Maison D'Escalier de Cristal, Marie Jeanne Rosalie Désarnaud (1775 -1842), opened her store around 1808 in the galleries of the Palais-Royal garden with her brother Philippe Auguste Charpentier (1781-1815). Around the time these bookcases were made, the worldwide renowned firm won several awards at various international Exhibitions held in Paris, London and New York, including the gold medal at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition.


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Delivery information
Delivery is included in the purchase price for all areas in MAINLAND England & Wales.
This is via a two-person team to a room of your choice with good access.
Delivery usually takes 5-10 working days from receipt of payment (may be a little longer in more remote areas).
There is an additional charge of £12 per floor for delivery via the stairs above the first floor, if there is no lift the item can fit in.
Please call or email for other areas of the UK and worldwide shipping.

  • Period: 1890
    • Price: £4,365.00
    • €5,249 Euro
    • $5,421 US Dollar
  • Location: Norfolk
    • Dimensions: H: 137.5cm (54.13in)
    • W: 89cm (35.04in)
    • D: 35.5cm (13.98in)