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Henry Dasson Mahogany and Marble-Top Grand Buffet
Henry Dasson Mahogany and Marble-Top Grand Buffet
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Description
Monumental Henry Dasson, Paris, Louis XVI-Style Mahogany and Marble-Top Grand Buffet, 1880, the upper section with a domed and molded cornice above a conforming glazed door, flanked to either side by a shorter glazed cupboard, all opening to a shelved interior, the lower section with a brescia marble top with projecting canted corners, above a conforming case fitted with three drawers, with foliate guilloche ormolu panels, over three paneled cupboard doors, raised on tapering square feet ending in caps, the whole with ormolu mounts and millwork, signed at one side on the ormolu molding "henry Dasson.1880", stamp/branded at the rear upper left corner of the lower section "Henry Dasson/1880" and the back with three sets of eight stenciled black numerals "48020380", "48020208" and "48020121", h. 93-1/2", w. 81", d. 28". Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, June 18-20, 1981, lot 1124; Sotheby's, New York, April 27, 2006, lot 222.
Condition
In generally very good condition and structurally sound. Re-finished with a good, intact polish. The marble in very good condition with typical scattered tiny rough spots along the edges and one 1/2" diameter chip on the left canted corner. The mounts all intact with minor scattered patination. Retaining a large percentage of original gilt. There are a few minor losses at the junction of the main door and the adjacent stile. The lower left panel with two filled shrinkage cracks, the right panel with one. Five of the brass keyhole surrounds are missing.
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Henry Dasson Mahogany and Marble-Top Grand Buffet

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Starting Price $12,000
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