Henri Dasson French, 1825 - 1896 A Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany center table Paris, dated 1883

surmounted by a brocatelle jaune du Jura marble top, spring release frieze drawer to both sides, engraved signature Henry Dasson 1883 

Overall in good condition and presentation with the usual minor hairline scratches and minute nicks to veneers and carcass consistent with age and use. Tarnishing to gilt-bronze in places also consistent with age and atmospheric conditions through the years. The marble with the usual minute chips to edges, light scratches to surface consistent with age and use, due to placing object on top. This table will need serious restoration as the stretcher is very weak owing to breaks to one of the X parts. Also showing to the stretcher is a break to the joint of the X of the stretcher joining one leg. One drawer with mahogany molding losses (available in a bag) the bottom part of the same drawer needs to be re-glued. The collar at the bottom of each leg above the blocks have been remounted upside-down this too will need to be replaced in the right position. Loss of mahogany approx. 1 in. by 1/2 in. to the upper part of the stretcher. The marble top has a previously restored crack.
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This table does not appear to be based on a specific model, although it is strongly influenced by the work of Jean-Henri Riesener. There are particular similarities with a frieze on the commode from la chamber de la Reine à St-Cloud, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the garlands of flowers and the monogram for Marie-Antoinette being especially close. Francois Linke also made this model under his title "Table Dasson", index number 879 in May 1904. An example of which sold in this room on April 19th, 2007, A private collection volume II lot 170 for $51,000.