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A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY EWERS
- LATE 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF HENRY DASSON

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY EWERS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF HENRY DASSON
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £18,750
  • ($27,544)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £15,000 - £25,000
  • ($22,350 - $37,250)

Sale Information

Sale 7631
Important European Furniture & Sculpture
4 December 2008
London, King Street





Lot Description

A PAIR OF ITALIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY EWERS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF HENRY DASSON
Each of tapering form, the waisted neck decorated with rocaille and foliate trails, with pierced foliate-cast paired handles to one side, above a shaped base decorated with shells, rockwork and upswept foliage
18½ in. (47 cm.) high (2)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Notes

In the Louis XV style, such high quality ormolu-mounted vases were produced at the end of the 19th century by Henry Dasson (1825-1896). The celebrated ébéniste and bronzier Henry Dasson specialized in the production of ancien régime style furniture and objects. He made direct copies of Royal pieces, as well as interpretations of the original models. His display at the 1878 Paris Exposition Universelle prompted the critic Louis Gonse to comment: "nouveau venu dans la carrière industrielle, Henry Dasson s'est rapidement créé par la perfection de ses oeuvres une très haute situation à laquelle nous applaudissons chaleureusement".

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