Belle Époque Furniture

A Very Fine Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Center Table by Henry Dasson Henry Dasson The brèche rouge circular marble top above a...

Pair of bronze and marble busts of a North African man and woman by C. Caccia, Italian, 1883, the base by H. Dasson, 1885 Measures: Height 44cm, width 35cm, depth 21cm Provenance: from the collection of the late Sir Arthur Gilbert This fantastic pair of busts...

Very fine ormolu, porcelain and marquetry writing desk by Henry Dasson French, 1890 Height 74cm, depth 80cm, depth 50cm By Dasson, Henry (French, 1825-1896), a leading ébéniste of the French Belle Époque, this beautiful, delicate, and diminutive writing desk...

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XV/XVI Style Exhibition Bureau a Cylindre By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson – Thought to be made especially for Dasson’s stand at the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The rectangular top with pierced three-quarter gallery, above three frieze drawers, with the center drawer opening to a hidden leather book holder...

An Interesting Late 19th century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XV style onyx top side table By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson The beautiful shaped ony...

A stunning and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period mahogany, ormolu and leather desk, signed Henry Dasson 1877. The desk is raised by elegant...

A Museum Quality pair of late 19th century gilt and patinated bronze figural candelabra by Henry Dasson Henry Dasson Each cast as a scantily clad beauty holding aloft a gilt to...

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...

Antique patinated bronze and ormolu figurative mantel clock by Dasson French, 1888 Measures: Height 30cm, width 30cm, depth 13cm This fine mantel clock is by the celebrated make...

A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Belle Époque period white Carrara marble and ormolu four arm electrified candelabra lamps, possibly by Henry Dass...

An impressive late 19th century gilt bronze mounted Louis XVI style cabinet / server By Henry Dasson Henry Dasson A demilune marble top above a central long drawer with bronze ...

An exceptional late 19th century gilt bronze-mounted Louis XVI style commode. By Henry Dasson A marble top above a frieze set with three drawers with pierced laurel decoration, over three garland-hung cupboard doors each with shelves, the sides similarly decorated, on toupie feet. Signed Henry Dasson 1879 to the bronze mount on the side and stamped Henry Dasson 1879 twice to the back of the carcass. After the very famous 18th century model by Martin Carlin. Henry Dasson was considered one of the finest makers of gilt bronze-mounted furniture in the 19th century. He established a workshop at 106 rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, and specialised in the production of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture using the very finest ormolu mounts with the highest quality mercury gilding. In 1871, Dasson purchase Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen business and remaining stock. Dasson exhibited at the 1878 and 1889 Paris Exhibition. He displayed Louis XV and XVI styles as well as pieces of his own modified eighteenth century design. The exhibits in 1878 included a table entirely in gilt bronze, purchased by Lord Dudley. Martin Carlin (ca 1730 – 1785) was a Parisian ébéniste, born at Freiburg, who was received master at Paris in 1766. Carlin worked at first in the shop of Jean-François Oeben, whose sister he married. He set up independently in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine, an unfashionable quarter of Paris, where few of his wealthy clientele would have penetrated. Carlin sold his works exclusively to marchands-merciers such as Simon-Philippe Poirier and his partner Dominique Daguerre, who acted as decorator-designers. It was only through these entrepreneurs that Carlin could acquire the Sèvres Porcelain plaques that decorate many of his pieces. His earliest such pieces are datable by the marks on their porcelain to 1766; they followed designs supplied by the dealer Poirier. Although Martin Carlin made some larger pieces— secrétaires à abattant (drop-front secretary desks), tables, and commodes— he is best known for refined small furnishings...

A great pair of late 19th century gilt bronze five light sconces By Henry Dasson Each centered by a bearded male mask, downward scale cast candle arms. Signed Henry Dasson 1...

An exceptional late 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted lacquer commode By Henry Dasson. With a shaped marble top above two drawers veneered san traverse. Signed...