A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY EWERS

In the Louis XV style, such high quality ormolu-mounted vases were produced at the end of the 19th century by Henry Dasson (1825-1896). The celebrated ébéniste and bronzier Henry Dasson specialized in the production of ancien régime style furniture and objects. He made direct copies of Royal pieces, as well as interpretations of the original models. His display at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle prompted the critic Louis Gonse to comment: "nouveau venu dans la carrière industrielle, Henry Dasson s'est rapidement créé par la perfection de ses oeuvres une très haute situation à laquelle nous applaudissons chaleureusement".