Lot Essay
A.Damon is recorded in Le Mobiler Francais du XIX Siecle, Lidoux-Lebard.p.146. The firm of Damon & Co. was established in 1880.
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A French mahogany and amboyna bonheur du jour
Applied with gilt-metal mounts, the superstructure with a breche violette marble top and pierced gallery, fitted with a pair of doors inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting flowering branches and flanked by pierced brass grille doors, between fluted column supports, the frieze drawer with a fall front enclosing a baize lined writing surface flanked by rounded angles, on stop-fluted bulbous legs joined by shaped stretchers, on turned tapering legs with gilt sabots, stamped A. Damon et Cre. 1881.
28in. (71cm.) wide, 49in. (124.5cm.) high, 17in. (43cm.) deep
Applied with gilt-metal mounts, the superstructure with a breche violette marble top and pierced gallery, fitted with a pair of doors inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting flowering branches and flanked by pierced brass grille doors, between fluted column supports, the frieze drawer with a fall front enclosing a baize lined writing surface flanked by rounded angles, on stop-fluted bulbous legs joined by shaped stretchers, on turned tapering legs with gilt sabots, stamped A. Damon et Cre. 1881.
28in. (71cm.) wide, 49in. (124.5cm.) high, 17in. (43cm.) deep