A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MEUBLE D'APPUI
BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular moulded brèche violette marble top above a long frieze drawer mounted with scrolled berried-acanthus, above a cupboard door applied with an ormolu ribbon-tied floral-wreath enclosing courting doves perched on Cupid's bow, arrow-quiver and flaming torch, the interior fitted with two fixed shelves, the angles with filled-fluted pilasters with arrow-quiver capitals, the rounded sides with cupboard doors centred by a pomegranate and leaf-cast paterae, each enclosing a single shelf, on toupie feet, the top of the carcass stamped four times 'HENRY DASSON'
50¾ in. (129 cm.) high; 71¾ in. (182.5 cm.) wide; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) deep
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MEUBLE D'APPUI
BY HENRY DASSON, PARIS, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular moulded brèche violette marble top above a long frieze drawer mounted with scrolled berried-acanthus, above a cupboard door applied with an ormolu ribbon-tied floral-wreath enclosing courting doves perched on Cupid's bow, arrow-quiver and flaming torch, the interior fitted with two fixed shelves, the angles with filled-fluted pilasters with arrow-quiver capitals, the rounded sides with cupboard doors centred by a pomegranate and leaf-cast paterae, each enclosing a single shelf, on toupie feet, the top of the carcass stamped four times 'HENRY DASSON'
50¾ in. (129 cm.) high; 71¾ in. (182.5 cm.) wide; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) deep
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