Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Malachite Center Table By Henry Dasson

Fantastic Quality Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Louis XVI Style Malachite Center Table

By Henry Dasson 1891

Decorative malachite top above a frieze with two drawers, the legs joined by a stretcher centered by a bronze mounted urn.

Henry Dasson was considered one of the finest makers of gilt bronze mounted furniture in the nineteenth Century. He established a workshop at 106 rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, and specialised in the production of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture using the very finest ormolu mounts with the highest quality mercury gilding. In 1871, Dasson purchase Charles-Guillaume Winckelsen business and remaining stock.

Dasson exhibited at the 1878 and 1889 Paris Exhibition. He displayed Louis XV and XVI styles as well as pieces of his own modified eighteenth century design. The exhibits in 1878 included a table entirely in gilt bronze, purchased by Lord Dudley.

Malachite is a semi-precious stone and also a valuable copper ore, hydrous copper carbonate. It is a beautiful green earth stone with irregular black banding. It is easily recognized by its color, green streak, and silky or velvety luster. It was used to make beautiful jewelry and to adorn only the finest pieces of furniture. In the 18th and 19th centuries malachite was popular with Russian Czars and Nobility. They often used it to decorate their palaces and own personal furnishings. The Hermitage Museum has one of the biggest and best displays of Malachite pieces in the world.
Details:

Height – 30 inches / 76cm
Width – 55 inches / 140cm
Depth – 32 inches / 81cm
Maker – Henry Dasson