A fine pair of gilt and patinated bronze chenets by Henri Dasson Louis XVI style, dated 1887

each urn supported by a plinth with the signature and the date, minor losses

Ven House, Milborne Port, Somerset, Christies, 21st June 1999, lot 334

A very decorative pair of chenets in original condition. The bronze is worn and shows signs of dirt. On one chenet the part with the cherub is slightly loose and needs fixing to the urn.The bronze is dirty and shows signs of verdigris and old cleaning material.
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Henri Dasson (1825-1896) established his workshop at 106 Rue Vielle du Temple, after a brief career at Rue des Nonnains-d'Hiéres in the fabrication of bronze aritifacts and clocks in association with Godot. In 1871, he bought the workshop and stock for 14,000 francs from the widow of the ébéniste Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen, and soon became recognised as a brilliant ébéniste and bronzier.