A pair of ormolu, bronze and granite six-branch figural candelabra

BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, DATED 1883

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A pair of ormolu, bronze and granite six-branch figural candelabra
By Henry Dasson, Paris, Dated 1883
Each as a semi-clad putto supporting three foliate and flower branches in each hand, all with flowerhead nozzles, on square naturalistic base cast with a tree-stump, with further granite base and laurel-cast square plinth, signed to one side Henry Dasson 1883, on laurel-cast bun feet, fitted for electricity
40 in. (105.5 cm.) high, excluding fitting; 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) square at base (2)

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Related bronze youth figures feature on a pair of torchères at Tatton Park, Cheshire (see Guide to Tatton Park, London 1982, p.8) The bronzier-ébéniste Henry Dasson (d. 1896) was established in the rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris.

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