A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND BRASS-INLAID EBONY, EBONIZED, AND GILT-DECORATED JAPANESE LACQUER SIDE CABINET

Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen (d. 1871) first established his workshops in 1853 at 23, Val-Sainte-Cathrine before moving to 21, rue Saint-Louis in 1860, and finally to 49, rue de Turenne in 1867. He had a reputation for producing furnishings and bronze mounts in particular of the highest quality, reproducing styles of the ancien régime, particularly those by André-Charles Boulle. On 27 July 1871, Henry Dasson purchased the workshop and stock from Winckelsen's widow for 14,000 francs. The prolific Dasson established Winckelsen's tradition of impeccable workmanship as the benchmark for his own productions.