Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley was a French cabinetmaker and sculptor who was highly acclaimed for his work in the Louis XIV and Louis XV styles. Beurdeley’s grandfather, Jean Beurdeley, fought in Napoleon’s army. Following his military career, he opened a cabinetmaking business in Paris. A.E. Beurdeley’s father, Louis Beurdeley, taught him the family trade.
In 1875 Beurdeley took over the family business after working beside his father for many years. The Beurdeley family’s fine furnishings had been popular among the elite and wealthy of the time such as Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. To have a piece of Beurdeley luxury furniture in your home was a symbol of social status and refined taste.
A.E. Beurdeley was celebrated for his craftsmanship. In 1878, he won the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France. In 1893, following the Universal Exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he was awarded Chevalier de la Légion D’honneur, the highest honor given in France. Between 1894 and 1895, Beurdeley closed his shops in France and retired to his hotel in the Rue de Clichy. He spent the remainder of his life mostly in seclusion.
In his later years, A.E. Beurdeley became a prolific art collector. He was well known for buying and selling large collections of furniture, porcelain sculptures and paintings. In 1905, he acquired an impressive collection of drawings by 18th century artists François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Nicolas Lancret and Antoine Watteau. When he died, he left 25,000 francs to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. In 1900, Beurdeley held the largest collection of engravings in Europe. His collections can be seen in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Marble Candelabra by Beurdeley, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley (French, 1847-1919) A very fine pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted and white marble three-light candelabra (now electrified), ...
Marble, Ormolu
Louis XVI Style Candlesticks by Alfred Beurdeley, France, Circa 1880
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and polished steel candlesticks By Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley. Stamped 'BY' for Beurdeley. Each modelled as a bacchic putto standing on a tambourine holding atop his head a basket of fruit concealing a candle nozzle. The circular spreading base of polished steel above a band of beads and stiff-leaf foot. Provenance: Collection Pierre...
Bronze, Steel
$2,042 / item
H 30.71 in Dm 14.18 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Tole Bouillotte By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This fine and elegant Louis XVI style gilt bronze and hand-painted tole Bouillotte by Gherardo Degli Albizzi has got three-lights. The Toleware shade is hand painted with green ename...
Bronze, Tôle
$2,850 / set
H 18 in W 7 in D 6 in
Beautiful French Dore Bronze Marble Cherub Ormolu-Mounted Candelabra Lamps, Pair
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful pair of French gilt doré bronze and marble cherub ormolu-mounted candelabra / three branch lamps.
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Sienna Marble and Ormolu Urn
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique French Louis XVI style sienna marble and ormolu urn Elegant 19th century sienna marble and ormolu urn converted as a table lamp. The baluster shaped urn is decorated with gr...
Siena Marble
Pair of Similar French Louis XVI Style Brass Candlesticks, 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
An elegant pair of very similar French Louis XVI-style brass candlesticks or candle holders from the 1920s. Beautifully ornate with rich chiseling, stripes, and rosettes throughout....
Brass
$712Sale Price|25% Off
H 12.25 in W 7 in D 5 in
Louis XVI Style Putto Ormolu Patinated Bronze and Marble Candlestick
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This French candleholder, in the style of Clodion, is mounted on white statuary Carrara marble. The patinated putto holds a candle support of flowering acanthus leaves. Circular and rectangular marble shapes...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
$6,800 / set
H 20.5 in W 9 in D 6 in
Pair of Empire Candelabra of Ormolu and Patinated Bronze and Marble
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of late 19th century Empire bronze and ormolu candelabra. - Caryatid herm female figures on marble block plinths. - Three ormolu candle arms/cups - Well modeled.
Marble, Bronze
$88,000 / set
H 30 in Dm 18.5 in
Pair 19th C. French Louis XVI Ormolu & Patinated 7-Arm Candelabra, A. Beurdeley
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley, François Rémond
Located in New York, NY
An Extremally Rare and Large Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Seven-Arm Candelabra, by Alfred Beurdeley, Originally Designed by François Rémond...
Bronze, Ormolu
$3,674 / item
H 28.75 in Dm 10.24 in
French Empire Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This Empire style gilt and burnished bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, with its marble base, resume the great taste of Napoleon period decoration. Base is characterized by...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Bronze
$4,083 / item
H 36.23 in Dm 16.93 in
Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Marble Candelabra By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
By Gherardo Degli Albizzi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
This elegant Louis XVI style candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi features high quality gilt bronze decoration such as the fully chiseled Corinthian style capital or the base with a blossom motif and the bronze profile...
Marble, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Bronze
Pair of French Louis XVI Candlesticks
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine and rare pair of French Louis XVI silvered bronze candlesticks. The seemed sticks with a bright polished finish and with removable bobeches. France, ca 1780 Dimensions...
Bronze
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Monumental Single Louis XVI Style Ormolu and Patinated Seven-Light Candelabra, Paris, Circa 1880 A large scale single Louis XVI style ormolu and patinated seven-light candelabra, ...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
$624
H 9.26 in Dm 4.14 in
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White Marble Candlestick
Located in Barntrup, DE
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Bronze and White marble candlestick An adorable French Louis XVI-style bronze candlestick or candle holder from the late 19th century. Beauti...
Marble, Bronze
Sold
H 13 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabras in Chased, Gilded and Patinated Bronze
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of Louis XV Style Candelabras in Chased, Gilded and Patinated Bronze" Pair of Candelabras by Alfred Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919), signed BY pour Beurdeley, Louis XVI style, ...
Bronze
Pair of Louis XV Style Cast Gilt Bronze Candelabra by A.E. Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Each stamped "288 BD" on underside. Excellent aged patina. In 1875, Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919) was at first assistant to and later succeeded his father Louis-Auguste Beur...
Bronze
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H 19 in W 9 in D 6.5 in
Louis XVI Style French Ormolu Bronze Four-Light Candelabra Pair Alfred Beurdeley
By Alfred Emmanuel Louis Beurdeley
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Very exquisite pair of French ormolu candelabra by Louis-Auguste-Alfred Beurdeley, (French, 1847-1919), circa 1880. After the celebrated model by François Rémond. Centered by jaspe...
Bronze