116. Henry DASSON Desk happiness of the day with inlaid decoration in light wood on tobacco bottom of a trellis of quartefeuille. It opens with two large drawers on two rows without crossbar and a drawer forming a writing desk. The upper part consists of a step with a large compartment and two small drawers. It is topped by a white marble top with a gallery. Ornamentation in chased and gilded bronze such as openwork gallery, moldings, rosettes, lingotiere, Greek key entries, rings and sabots. Signed H. DASSON, 1882. Louis XVI style, late 19th century. (Small cracks on the marble top, insolated parts, small cracks). H : 102 cm - W : 49 cm - D : 32 cm The desk happiness of the day that we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 38 (fig. 27) as well as Les ébénistes du XIXe siècle 1795-1889, Denise Ledoux-Lebard, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2003, page 150. Taking up the structure and inlaid decoration of the "bonheur du jour" desks made by Adam Weisweiler or RVLC during the last quarter of the 18th century, Henry Dasson nonetheless introduces decorative elements that are unique to him, such as the japanese keyways and simulated fluting in light wood on a dark background. Bibliography : LEDOUX-LEBARD, Denise, Les ébénistes du XIXe siècle 1795-1889, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2003.