Lot 495
A fine late 19th century mahogany, purpleheart and gilt bronze mounted side table By Henry Dasson, in the Louis XVI style
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
Description
after Jean-Henri Reisener, the shaped parquetry veneered top with a pierced three-quarter gallery, above a single kingwood panelled frieze drawer, opposed by a conforming dummy drawer, raised on square tapered legs terminating in sabots with brass castors, the underside stamped in two places Henry Dasson
Dimensions
69cm wide, 73cm high, 47cm deep
Footnote
Henry Dasson established his workshop at 106, Rue Vielle du Temple, after a brief career at Rue des Nonnains-d' Hières in the fabrication of bronze artefacts and clocks in association with Godot. In 1871, he bought the workshop and stock for 14,000 francs from the widow of the ébéniste Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, and soon became recognised as a brilliant ébéniste and bronzier. Specialising mostly in the production of works from the Garde Meuble National, he participated in the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle prompting critic Louis Gonse to comment: 'nouveau venu dans la carrière industrielle Henri Dasson s'est rapidement crée par la perfection de ses oeuvres une très haute situation à laquelle nous applaudissons chaleureusement.' He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1883 and was awarded the Grand Prix Artistique at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. His remaining stock was auctioned upon the closure of his business in 1894.