A fine pair of late 19th century French mahogany, rosewood, purple wood and gilt bronze mounted encoignures

A fine pair of late 19th century French mahogany, rosewood, purple wood and gilt bronze mounted encoignures
Made by Henry Dasson
The marble tops above a panelled door fitted with a spring released opening mechanism, the doors centred by painted porcelain Sèvres style oval plaques of paintings after the originals by Francois Boucher, 'the Interrupted Sleep' (now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) and the second plaque, after Jean Honore Fragonard, 'The See-saw' (now at the museo Thyssen Bornemisza in Madrid) signed and dated Henry Dasson 1882,
69cm wide x 41cm deep x 93cm high, (27in wide x 16in deep x 36.5in high) (2)