Frères Appert

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14000 - 16000 EUR

Frères Appert

APPERT Brothers (active between 1835 and 1847) for THE CRYSTAL STAIR Vase in blown crystal with inclusions of gold flakes, oval shape with flattened and curved sides in the thickness of the crystal Opening by three hemmed and modeled necks, hot stretched On one side, polychrome enamelled decoration of red branches, blue and green lotus leaves and a mosquito flying over the swamp On the other, two flowers painted with polychrome enamels, one open lotus flower and two in buds entirely gilded with fine gold and engraved for the petals and the veins Resting on a quadripod base in finely chased gilt bronze with an Asian-inspired openwork frieze Carries an original label under the vase of the store "Escalier de cristal" with its address rue Auber near the Opéra Garnier 22 x 26,5 x 10,5 cm Small chip at the opening of one of the necks Note of the expert: The vase produces a "magnifying glass" effect on the external decorations due to the thickness of the crystal which was blown by the system of blowing with compressed air presented in 1884 by the Appert company at the eighth Exhibition of Decorative Arts in the Palace of Industry. Bibliography: blog "glass and crystal", article dated February 8, 2014 "Founded by Louis APPERT in 1835 in Clichy, this company specializes in the supply of glass, enamel, colored crystals to glass factories that do not have a melting furnace to produce glass or crystal in its raw state. This was the case for Emile Gallé's crystal works until 1896. Appert brothers were "the glassmakers of the glassmakers". The two sons of the founder brought a considerable development. One of them, Léon, a skilled technician, was the rapporteur of the jury on glass at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. Located in Clichy at 4, rue des Chasses, the company's activity extended to blanks for decoration and finishing workshops such as the enamellers Brocard and Imberton, as well as to finished products either for its own account or for third parties, such as Eugène Rousseau. The latter owes much to the Appert brothers. The company was closed in 1947."

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