By Henry Dasson
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Gueridon By Henry Dasson
Henry Dasson
The rectangular top with pierced three-quarter gallery, above a single frieze drawer, the sides each mounted with Minerva’s helmet, supported on floral vine bronze mounted tapering legs each headed by flower swags.
Signed Henry Dasson 1881 to the bronze mount on the left side.
After the very famous 18th century model by Jean-Henry Riesener.
This table is an almost identical copy of Jean-Henri Riesener’s original supplied in 1780 for Marie-Antoinette’s cabinet intérieur at Versailles. In the 19th century’s leading ébénistes often reproduced this model, including François Linke...
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique European Gueridon