The Pimlico Road: London’s Design & Antiques District
The Pimlico Road: London’s Design & Antiques District
PATRICK JEFFERSON
Lot Closed
September 30, 02:52 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PATRICK JEFFERSON
A FRENCH MARBLE SAMPLE BOARD BY GUSTAVE ESCALLE & CIE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
presenting thirty-six numbered specimen marbles with incised and gilded typography, inscribed Gustave Escalle & Cie Lyon Grenoble Geneve, with hanging ring
33.5cm. high, 24.5cm. wide; 1ft. 1¼in., 9¾in.
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Not much is known about the firm Gustave Escalle & Cie. With establishments in Lyon, Grenoble, Geneva, London and Birmingham, the firm carved marbles from France, Italy and Belgium to produce decorative objects such as the present lot as well as furnishings such as columns, fireplaces, stairs and baths. According to an advertisement published in a newspapers dated from 1898, they were also patented providers for the Dutch Court and H.M. Queen of England.
