BY ALFRED BEURDELEY, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

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A French ormolu-mounted marquetry table
By Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, Circa 1880
Surmounted by a shaped-rectangular top centred by figures emblematic of Astronomy, flanked to each corner by a patera, above a frieze centred to each side by a panel depicting a science, flanked to each side by scrolling acanthus leaves, the front fitted with one large drawer and one smaller drawer, on four tapering legs, each headed by acanthus leaves, on cast sabots; the carcass stamped A. BEURDELEY A PARIS
30 in. (76 cm.) high; 42¾ in. (108.5 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Born in 1847, Alfred Beurdeley (d. 1919) took over his father's business in 1875. The shop was located at the Pavillon de Hanovre, while Beurdeley's workshops were at 20 & 24 rue Dautancourt, Paris. The firm specialised in producing luxurious articles to the highest quality and was pre-eminent among the Parisian ébénistes and bronziers, especially for the refinement of its ormolu. The mercurial gilding and hand chasing are of a standard that makes them difficult to distinguish from late eighteenth century work.

Beurdeley exhibited at the International Exhibitions, such as Paris in 1878 and Amsterdam in 1883, and was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889.

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