Porcelain Pot-pourri attributed. to l'Escalier de Cristal, France Circa 1880

Large enameled porcelain pot-pourri decorated with vines on a background of rose petals. The set is embellished with an elegant mount in chiseled and gilded bronze formed by an openwork gallery on the collar, windings and foliage forming the handles and the base, all surmounted by a shell-shaped grip.

Related work :
- Drawing from Henry Pannier’s Carnet Bleu, showing a model of pot-pourri similar to ours. (reproduced in "L'Escalier de Cristal, Le luxe à Paris 1809-1923", Annick et Didier Masseau, Editions Monelle Hayot, 2021, p.242)(see photo attached)
- Large enamelled porcelain perfume burner decorated with vines on a background of rose petals. The set is embellished with an elegant mount in chiseled and gilded bronze formed by an openwork gallery on the collar, windings and foliage forming the handles and the base, all surmounted by a shell-shaped grip.