BY ALFRED BEURDELEY, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A pair of Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted Rouge Griotte marble vases and covers
By Alfred Beurdeley, Paris, Third Quarter 19th Century
Each with domed cover surmounted by a laurel wreath, the spreading neck flanked with foliate garlands, the body with caryatid handles, on a circular spreading foot and square base signed to the front BEURDELEY/A PARIS, on square tapering feet
27¼ in. (69 cm.) high (2)

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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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