A French gilt and patinated-bronze gueridon

BY HENRY DASSON, DATED 1888

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A French gilt and patinated-bronze gueridon
By Henry Dasson, Dated 1888
The circular granito rosso top with gilt rim inscribed henry Dasson 1888, supported on four upended 'rope'-tied serpent legs, the feet cast as their heads, with bulrushes in between
28in. (69.8cm.) high; 23in. (60.3cm.) diameter
Dasson, H.

拍品專文

Henry Dasson (d. 1895), the celebrated Parisian bniste and bronzier, had workshops at 106, rue Vieille-du-Temple and specialised predominantly in the production of Louis XIV, XV and XVI style furniture. In 1871 he bought the workshop and remaining stock from the widow of Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, who had established a reputation for furniture of the finest quality. Dasson continued with this acclaim and exhibited at both the 1878 and 1889 Paris Expositions Universelles.

Although a departure from his more customary work, and owing more to the Aesthetic movement of the 1880s, this unusual guridon demonstrates perfectly Dasson's ability as bronzier.