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A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted burl, yew and kingwood bibliothèque
Henry Dasson
dated 1879
Henry Dasson
dated 1879
17 March 2014, 10:00 PDT
San FranciscoSold for US$6,250 inc. premium
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A fine Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted burl, yew and kingwood bibliothèque
Henry Dasson
dated 1879
Henry Dasson
dated 1879
The rectangular inset brown tooled leather top within a leaf tip cast bronze gallery above two gilt bronze mounted grillwork doors opening to glass shelves; the case with canted fluted corners raised on tapering gilt bronze mounted fluted legs, signed Henry Dasson, 1879
height 31in (79cm); width 25 1/2in (65cm); depth 14 1/2in (37cm)
height 31in (79cm); width 25 1/2in (65cm); depth 14 1/2in (37cm)
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HENRY DASSON (1825-1896)
One of the most celebrated Parisian bronzier ébénistes, his work is renown for the fine casting of the metalwork, ormolu and gilding. He specialized in the reproduction and revival of the works of the period styles of Louis XV and XVI. He participated in the 1878 Paris Exposition and was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1883 and was awarded the Grand Prix Artistique at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle.
























