BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, DATED 1878

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A French ormolu-mounted amboyna and Japanese lacquer occasional table
BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, DATED 1878
The rectangular brêche d'alep marble top above a panelled frieze decorated with figures and landscapes, set to the front with a spring-activated drawer, supported by four tapering fluted legs joined by a rectangular undertier with nagishi decoration, on toupie feet, the underside stamped HENRY DASSON/1878
73 cm. high x 49 cm. wide x 35 cm. deep

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Lot Essay

Henry Dasson (d. 1896) is recorded as having worked in Paris at 106, rue Vieille-du-Temple. Dasson specialized in reproducing a wide range of furniture and objets d'art of high quality in the style of Louis XIV, XV and XVI, often directly copying known pieces. He purchased the firm of the ebenist Charles Winckelsen upon his death in 1870, and produced an impressive range of pieces for the Paris Expositions from 1878 until 1895. The firm's output was distinquished particularly by the fine quality of its ormolu.

A similar pair sold Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, Oct 25, 2005, lot 431.

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