Auction on
18 March 2022 - 14:00 (CET) -
Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
The Lécoules Collection provided a platform for cabinetmakers of the second half of the 19th century, led by Henry Dasson (1825 -1896).
Henry Dasson (1825-1896), rectangular occasional table known as the "Table des Arts", veneered in amaranth or “purpleheart” wood, with four quiver-shaped legs decorated with term-like caryatids, each representing an allegory of the arts, apron decorated with a chased gilt bronze frieze, top in Egyptian porphyry, Louis XVI style, dated 1889, 80 x 98 x 58 cm/31.5 x 38.6 x 22.8 in. Result: €106,500
Henry Dasson (1825-1896), rectangular occasional table known as the "Table des Arts", veneered in amaranth or “purpleheart” wood, with four quiver-shaped legs decorated with term-like caryatids, each representing an allegory of the arts, apron decorated with a chased gilt bronze frieze, top in Egyptian porphyry, Louis XVI style, dated 1889, 80 x 98 x 58 cm/31.5 x 38.6 x 22.8 in. Result: €106,500
It was act 2 of the Pierre Lécoules Collection sale, after the first auction on October 9, 2019, featuring pieces from his store, which ended with total proceeds of €1,104,253. This time the contents of his apartment were in the spotlight. With his personal furniture, the Parisian dealer's keen eye had selected most of the great decorative arts masters from the second half of the 19th century, including Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Joseph-Emmanuel…
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