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Lot Essay
Henri Dasson's (1825 - 1896) prolific workshops, located at 106 rue Vieille-du-Temple, specialised in the production of ancien régime style furniture and objets d'art. Although he is particularly known for his copies of Louis XVI royal furniture, Dasson also manipulated 18th century designs to his own taste, and was distinguished for the exceptional standards of his gilt bronzes.
In 1871, Dasson purchased the workshop and stock of Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, who had an established reputation for producing fine furniture. Continuing Winckelsen's tradition of high quality productions, Dasson's display at the 1878 Paris Exposition universelle prompted the critic Louis Gonse to comment: "nouveau venu dans la carriére industrielle Henry Dasson s'est rapidement crée par la perfection de ses oeuvres une très haute situation à laquelle nous applaudissons chaleureusement". Dasson's entries to the exhibition included a gilt-bronze centre table, acquired by Lord Dudley and said by Gonse to be "un chef-d'oeuvre de ciselure", and a copy of the celebrated bureau de Louis XV, bought by Lady Ashburton, and said to equal the original for "la délicatesse et le fini du travail". At the 1889 exhibition Dasson again won critical acclaim when his presentation won him a Grand Prix Artistique. The business continued until 1894, when a sale of the remaining stock was held.
In 1871, Dasson purchased the workshop and stock of Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, who had an established reputation for producing fine furniture. Continuing Winckelsen's tradition of high quality productions, Dasson's display at the 1878 Paris Exposition universelle prompted the critic Louis Gonse to comment: "nouveau venu dans la carriére industrielle Henry Dasson s'est rapidement crée par la perfection de ses oeuvres une très haute situation à laquelle nous applaudissons chaleureusement". Dasson's entries to the exhibition included a gilt-bronze centre table, acquired by Lord Dudley and said by Gonse to be "un chef-d'oeuvre de ciselure", and a copy of the celebrated bureau de Louis XV, bought by Lady Ashburton, and said to equal the original for "la délicatesse et le fini du travail". At the 1889 exhibition Dasson again won critical acclaim when his presentation won him a Grand Prix Artistique. The business continued until 1894, when a sale of the remaining stock was held.