Lot 7
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE, AVENTURINE AND LACQUER CENTRE-TABLE
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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE, AVENTURINE AND LACQUER CENTRE-TABLE

BY HENRY DASSON, DATED 1880

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A FRENCH GILT-BRONZE, AVENTURINE AND LACQUER CENTRE-TABLE
By Henry Dasson, Dated 1880
Surmounted by a pierced baluster rail, the rectangular top with three rectangular panels, each depicting a landscape, each side with a fruit and flower swag frieze, centred to the front by a secret drawer, supported by four female caryatid figures, each supporting a flower-filled basket, each with a foliate and tassel lower terminal, the front right mount signed Henry Dasson 1880, joined by a shaped stretcher centred by a pierced basket, on four spirally fluted toupie feet
29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) high; 32 in. (81 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

Henry Dasson (1825-1896) established his business at 106, Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris. He was renowned for the exceptional standard of the ormolu mounts that he used which had a high quality of mercurial gilding. He specialized in copies of Louis XIV, XV and XVI furniture, but he also manipulated 18th century designs to his own taste. He exhibited pieces at the Expositions Universelles in 1878 and 1889, when he received a Grand Prix Artistique for his display.

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