Lot Essay
Henri Dasson (1825-1896) established his business at 106, Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris. He was renowned for the exceptional standard of the ormolu mounts that he used. He exhibited pieces at the Expositions Universelles in 1878 and 1889, when he received a Grand Prix Artistique for his display.
Compare this pair of jars to a single jar from the T. Y. Chao collection which was included in the exhibition catalogue Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1974, no. 18. An example from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 96; and another on 24 November 1987, lot 118. A similar pair of jars were sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3307.
Compare this pair of jars to a single jar from the T. Y. Chao collection which was included in the exhibition catalogue Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1974, no. 18. An example from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, lot 96; and another on 24 November 1987, lot 118. A similar pair of jars were sold in Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3307.