A French carved giltwood vitrine by Maison Escalier de Crystal, PARIS second half 19th century

in the Rococo style, of serpentine and bombé outline, the cornice centered by a scallop and roseau leaf above a single glazed door opening to a mirrored interior fitted with two shelves, supported on C-scrolled legs joined by a rockwork-carved stretcher, with branded stamp to the back ESCALIER DE CRYSTAL / PARIS.

The Maison A l'Escalier de Cristal was established in 1802 by the widow Mme Désarnaud, née Marie-Jeanne-Rosalie Charpentier.  The firm exhibited with great acclaim at the 1819 Exposition des Produits de l'Industrie held at the Louvre, Paris.  The luxury store of A l'Escalier de Cristal supplied decorative works of art of the highest quality to the ruling families in Europe including the Duc de Berry and the Garde-meuble de la Couronne, and was consequently appointed Fournisseur breveté du Roi in 1819.