BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, DATED 1882

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A pair of French ormolu and rouge griotte marble nine-light candelabra
By Henry Dasson, Paris, Dated 1882
Each with bulbous body surmounted by two tiers of scrolling branches, each terminating with a circular drip-pan and candle-holder, flanked by cherub term handles each holding scrolling acanthus branches, centred to the front and back by a female mask within a strapwork cartouche, joined by ribbon-tied fruit garlands, on a spreading foot centred to the front and back by a strapwork cartouche, on a square base, one signed henry Dasson 1882
36½ in. (93 cm.) high (2)

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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 ébéniste 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.

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