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Lot Essay
These impressive vases, adorned with terms joined by scrolled swags and suspending ribbon-tied fruit, are based on a celebrated model developed by the marchand Jean Dulac in the 1770s. A pair of vases in the Louvre with an inventory mark for the Tuileries attributed to Gouthière have identical neck mounts and Egyptian term carrying handles (D. Alcouffe et al., Gilt Bronzes in the Louvre, Dijon, 2004, no.115, pp. 228-9).
Another pair of ormolu-mounted turquoise-ground porcelain vases by Beurdeley, also after Jean Dulac, was sold Christie's London, 13 June 2002. Although much smaller than the present example at 20½ inches, they sold for an impressive £26,290.
Born in 1847, Alfred Beurdeley took over the successful firm of his father, Louis-Auguste-Alfred (d.1882) in 1875. The shop was located at the Pavillon de Hanovre, while his workshops were at 20 and 24 rue Dautancourt. Beurdeley was pre-eminent among ébénistes, particularly for his refined ormolu and magnificent furniture copied from Louis XVI models in the Garde-meuble national. His work was displayed at the major International Exhibitions, including Paris in 1878 and 1889 and Amsterdam in 1883. He was awarded a gold medal at the latter.
The Beurdeley workshop finally ceased trading in 1895 and between that year and 1901, no less than fifteen sales of the remaining stock were held. A pair of turquoise-ground Chinese vases, lot 7 in Beurdeley's 1895 sale, are illustrated in P. Lecoules, Art Mobilier Parisien, 1850-1900, Paris, 1983, p. 87, No.C.
Another pair of ormolu-mounted turquoise-ground porcelain vases by Beurdeley, also after Jean Dulac, was sold Christie's London, 13 June 2002. Although much smaller than the present example at 20½ inches, they sold for an impressive £26,290.
Born in 1847, Alfred Beurdeley took over the successful firm of his father, Louis-Auguste-Alfred (d.1882) in 1875. The shop was located at the Pavillon de Hanovre, while his workshops were at 20 and 24 rue Dautancourt. Beurdeley was pre-eminent among ébénistes, particularly for his refined ormolu and magnificent furniture copied from Louis XVI models in the Garde-meuble national. His work was displayed at the major International Exhibitions, including Paris in 1878 and 1889 and Amsterdam in 1883. He was awarded a gold medal at the latter.
The Beurdeley workshop finally ceased trading in 1895 and between that year and 1901, no less than fifteen sales of the remaining stock were held. A pair of turquoise-ground Chinese vases, lot 7 in Beurdeley's 1895 sale, are illustrated in P. Lecoules, Art Mobilier Parisien, 1850-1900, Paris, 1983, p. 87, No.C.