A. Damon et Cie.
A. Damon et Cie. was a design firm or workshop active during the majority of the nineteenth century, with documented activity spanning the years 1800 to 1895. Operating as a commercial entity, the firm specialized in high-quality design for furniture and decorative arts.
The firm's historical significance is confirmed by the preservation of their design work in major collections. Seven technical drawings attributed to A. Damon et Cie. are held in museum collections, including works preserved at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. These specific design drawings focus primarily on domestic furnishings, detailing items such as the Design for a Chair, Design for an Armchair, Design for a Commode, Design for a Stool, and the complex Design for a Cabinet with a Vitrine.
The surviving works are representative of professional 19th-century European furniture design, emphasizing functional yet elaborate structure. Because the designs primarily exist as drawings, examples are frequently studied in the form of high-quality prints and are increasingly available for research and reproduction through public domain initiatives.