BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of Louis XV style ormolu twin-light wall appliques
By Henry Dasson, Paris, Third quarter 19th century
Each with acanthus-cast bearded mask issuing two scroll branches each terminating with a circular foliate drip-pan and candle-holder, with scrolling acanthus terminal, one stamped HD in an oval medallion
10¾ in. (27.5 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

The tiny oval medallion stamped HD mark of Henry Dasson is illustrated in D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIXe Siècle, Paris, 1984, p. 147.

These elegant wall lights are replicas of a Louis XVI model of which several period pairs are known, including a pair sold Christie's, London, 9 December 2004, lot 55. This design was very fashionable and two related patterns are known, the first with only one arm emerging from the mouth of the mask, the other with two arms emerging above the head.

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