A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESERTE

BY HENRY DASSON, DATED 1887

Details

A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE DESERTE
By Henry Dasson, dated 1887
With a D-shaped Spanish brocatelle variegated marble top above a conforming case with crisply cast foliate scrolling frieze fitted centrally with a drawer flanked by drawers above rectangular supports cast with ribbon-tied blossoming sprays headed by flowers above an open marble-topped shelf with panelled back above an apron cast with a pine cone, on square tapering legs and leaf-tip cast caps, stamped on the reverse 'HENRY DASSON 1887'
36in. (92cm.) high, 46in. (118.1cm.) wide, 19in. (49.5cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Henry Dasson (1825-1896) is recorded as having worked in Paris at 106, Rue Vielle-du-Temple. Dasson specialized in reproducing a wide range of furniture and objects d'art of high quality in the style of Louis XIV, XV and XVI, often directly copying known pieces. He purchased the firm of the bniste Charles Winckelsen upon his death in 1870, and produced an impressive range of pieces for the Paris Expositions from 1878 until 1895. The firm's output was distinquished particularly by the fine quality of its ormolu mounts (D. Ledoux-Lebard Le Mobilier Franais du XIX Sicle, 1984, pp. 146-151).

More from 19th Century Decorative Arts

View All