Henry Dasson (1825-1896)

Two pieces by the 19th-century cabinetmaker raised their estimates tenfold Friday at Drouot, under Farrando's gavel: a Louis XVI table with caryatids took €106,500, while the "Cabinet aux Ibis", star of the Lecoules Collection, collected €103,900.

With this secretary, the famous cabinetmaker proves that he is as comfortable in crafting the exact replica of royal furniture as in the creation of pieces of great originality.

After a first sale on October 11, 2019 devoted to the contents of his store at 62 rue Taitbout, the antique dealer's heirs are selling those of his apartment above it.

The Lécoules Collection provided a platform for cabinetmakers of the second half of the 19th century, led by Henry Dasson (1825 -1896).

Henri Husson is an artist whose work is rare on the market. He is the creator of this astonishing silver bowl featuring a fish whose body disappears beneath water lily leaves and two beetles.

In 1885 French artist Henri Martin discovered Venice. From this point forward the city of the Doges became a recurring theme in the painter's career, capturing its glittering colors and the majesty of its palaces.

The authentic poetry of Henri Le Sidaner's painting is more than ever visible in this view of the canal in Gisors. This town and its region inspired the artist for decades.

Sold today by an art lover who was a close friend of Pierre Matisse, this large charcoal and stump drawing was a preparatory work for a painting that was never completed.

Two works from the turn of the 20th century lent a holiday air to Joigny Enchères-Joigny Estimations auction house on Sunday, August 29. Scène de vie à la plage (A Scene of Life at the beach), a signed watercolor (24 x 41 cm/9.5 x 16.1 in) by Henri Lebasque...

The man who was once director of the Musée d’Orsay then president and director of the Louvre is also one of the most eminent Edgar Degas specialists. The curator of the exhibition on the artist's connections with the Paris Opera, as part of its 350th anniversary, he talks to us about the reasons for this choice.