Lot 280
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A pair of French gilt and patinated bronze figural twin-light candelabra
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A pair of French gilt and patinated bronze figural twin-light candelabra

POSSIBLY FROM THE WORKSHOP OF HENRI DASSON, CIRCA 1880

Details
A pair of French gilt and patinated bronze figural twin-light candelabra
Possibly from the workshop of Henri Dasson, circa 1880
Modelled as Bacchic satyrs, on ribbon-tied laurel square bases with canted angles, both stamped H.D
8¼in. (21cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

A pair of Napoleon III ormolu-mounted grey-granite vases, stamped twice HD by Henri Dasson, were sold at Christie's, Rockefeller Plaza, lot 180, 28 October 2003.
Henri Dasson (1825-1896) established his business at 106, Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris. 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.

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