BY LÉON DROMARD, RETAILED BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Name: A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BOOKCASES
Brand: BY LÉON DROMARD, RETAILED BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Price: 6500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 8,125

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GBP 6,000 - GBP 8,000

Closed: 25 Feb 2021

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A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BOOKCASES

BY LÉON DROMARD, RETAILED BY ESCALIER DE CRISTAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 8,125

Closed: 25 Feb 2021

Price Realised GBP 8,125

Closed: 25 Feb 2021

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Each with rectangular breche d'Alep marble top with three-quarter pierced gallery above an entrelacfrieze and a pair of fluted columns flanking four adjustable shelves veneered in plum-pudding mahogany and raised on toupie feet, one stamped to the underside 'ESCALIER DE CRISTAL/ PARIS', the other stamped the reverse 'L. DROMARD'
40¹⁄₄ in. (102 cm.) high; 21¹⁄₄ in. (54 cm.) wide; 13 in. (33 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The makers of this very fine pair of bookcases offer interesting insight into how intertwined the work between 19th-century furniture makers could be. Originally listed as a restorer of antique furniture and supplier of metal furniture fittings for other , Dromard appears to have developed under his own name an which produced a wide variety of furniture, predominantly in the revivalist styles including those inspired by the Louis XVI period (as seen here), Renaissance, and Chinese works of art (C. Payne, , Paris, 2018, p. 337). The firm of l’Escalier de Cristal similarly produced a diverse array of works, but was also known to have acquired furniture from other makers which were sold under the l’Escalier name. This lot presents a clear example of this exchange, having almost certainly been constructed and mounted by Dromard and retailed by l’Escalier.