A Louis XVI-style ormolu-mounted mahogany gueridon a double colonnettes

AFTER THE MODEL BY ADAM WEISWEILER, BY HENRY DASSON, CIRCA 1880

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A Louis XVI-style ormolu-mounted mahogany gueridon a double colonnettes
After the model by Adam Weisweiler, By Henry Dasson, Circa 1880
The circular brocatelle marble top within an ormolu border, on twinned simulated bamboo columnar uprights joined by a concave-fronted undertier with engine-turned moldings and central pierced galleried tazza, on splayed feet, bearing false stamp M CARLIN JME, the ormolu border to the top stamped H D in an oval
30in. (76cm.) high; 14in. (37cm.) diameter
Dasson, H.

Provenance

Sold Palais Gallira, Paris, 12 June 1970, lot 129

Lot Essay

The design for the present occasional table relates to the guridon doubles colonnettes, an innovation of the celebrated Parisian bniste Adam Weisweiler (matre 1778). With the common feature being its twin 'bamboo' supports, Weisweiler produced several variations of the table, some having a porcelain or Wedgewood inset top, others inset with marble, lapis lazuli or even lacquer. Examples are known to have been supplied to Madame du Barry and the Comte Skavronsky.
See lot 422 for a note on Henry Dasson, who copied numerous Weisweiler models.

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