FRENCH HENRY DASSON (STAMPED) PLUM PUDDING MAHOGANY & ORMOLU Armoire: The moulded & ormolu rectilinear cornice with out-rounded corners over a frieze with raised and recessed panels inset with gilt banding over three rectilinear glazed panel doors enhanced with ormolu pearl banding and flanked by ormolu banded rectilinear pilasters and turned columns. The gilt brass banded rectilinear apron raised on banded toupie uprights ending in ormolu points. The sides with a highly figured raised and recessed side panel embellished with like pearl banding as front doors. The carcass stamped on the back “Henry Dasson” and “1891.” The whole with finely figured wood. Henry Dasson (1825 – 1896) was one of the most celebrated Parisian ebenistes (cabinetmakers) known for the exceptionally fine quality of his ormolu work. He was highly regarded for his copies of 18th century court furniture, especially those of the Louis XVI reign. He participated in the 1878 and 1889 Expositions Universelles where he received a Grand Prix Artistique for his display. Dasson closed his business in 1894.
