A Louis XVI style gilt-bronze-mounted amboyna, mahogany and lacquer occasional table by Henri Dasson stamped HD, circa 1880

with a rectangular inset Spanish broccatello marble top

This elegant table is in very good condition, with minor marks and scratches consistent with age and use. There is are small chips to marble top, partly restored. Minimal losses and minor bumps to back lacquer panel. The concealed mechanism opening the frieze drawer is in good working order. This piece is ready to be placed.
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Comparative literature:
D. Ledoux-Lebard, Le Mobilier Français du XIX Siècle, pp. 146-151;
C. Payne, 19th Century European Furniture, p. 35;
P. Lecoules, Art Mobilier Parisien 1850-1900, p. 35, for an illustration of an identical table by Dasson;
A. Pradère, French Furniture Makers, pp. 389-403, for a discussion and illustrations of Weisweiler's work.

Henry Dasson (1825-1896) specialised in the reproduction of high quality 18^th century furniture. His work, distinguished by the elevated standard of the gilt-bronze mounts and choice veneers, was frequently featured at the Paris Expositions between the 1870s and 1895.

An identical table was sold Sotheby’s New York, 19 April 2007, lot 57 ($66,000).