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 XV Style Ormolu Candlesticks, Rococo Design, France, Circa 1860
By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XV Style Candlesticks. Each baluster stem cast with C-scrolls and below a nozzle and drip-pan, on a spreading rocaille-cast and moulded circular base These charmi...
Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Candelabra after François Rémond, circa 1830
By François Rémond
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of Louis XVI style patinated and gilt-bronze four-light candelabra after the model by François Rémond, now in the Wallace collection, London. French, circa 1830. Stamped to one bronze ring ‘RG’. Each candelabra has a central stem in the form of a torch en flambeau with three scrolling acanthus reeded branches terminating in sphinx heads and palm-leaf candleholders. The arms seemingly tied to the stem piece by knotted gilt-bronze cords ending in tassels. The candelabra are issued from patinated bronze ovoid vases with fluted stems and square section porphyry bases. Each vase is mounted with gilt-bronze female heads and foliate swags and encircled by a putti friezes. The handles of each vase are in the form of patinated bronze satyr’s masks. This important pair of candelabra are after the model attributed to the ciseleur-doreur François Rémond dated 1782-5 now in the Wallace collection, London. [F.134-5]. Peter Hughes, in his catalogue entry for the Wallace candelabra...
Bronze
Fine Pair of Louis XIV Style Gilt Bronze Figural Candlesticks, circa 1860
By Etienne Le Hongre
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of Louis XIV style gilt bronze figural candlesticks. French, circa 1860. A fine pair of Louis XIV style gilt bronze figural candlesticks, with stems cast as female...
Bronze
Pair of Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze and Marble Figural Candelabra, France 1780
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Period Gilt-Bronze and Marble Three-Light Figural Candelabra. Modelled as partially robed classical maidens. One with a floral posy at her feet, representing Spi...
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XVI Style Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra, After Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Candelabra. After The Model by Clodion. Each modelled with a dancing putto, emblematic of music and wine. Supporting vine...
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Seven-Light Candelabra After Clodion Cast, Suse Frères French circa 1890
By Susse Freres, Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of gilt and patinated bronze seven-light candelabra, after a model by Clodion, Cast by Suse Frères. Stamped 'Susse Fres'. The candelabra are in the form of patinat...
Bronze
French bronze candlesticks by Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French Bronze Candlesticks by Ferdinand Barbedienne This pair of French bronze candlesticks by Ferdinand Barbedienne, in the Louis XIV style, feature a figurative composition. Each c...
Bronze
Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Candlesticks After Juste-Aurele Meissonnier
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptionally cast antique (19th century) ormolu gilt bronze candlesticks in the manner of the Louis XV period models by Juste-Aurele Meissonnier (1695-1750), measuring 15 1/...
Bronze
Pair of Continental 19th Century Louis XVI St. Candlestick Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and rare pair of Continental 19th century Louis XVI st. white Carrara marble, ormolu and petrified wood candlestick vases. Each vase is raised by a square white Carrar...
Carrara Marble, Ormolu
19th Century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XV Style
Located in IT
19th century, Pair of French Gilt Bronze Candlesticks, Louis XV style This pair of small candlesticks was made of gilded bronze in France in the 19th century, inspired by the Loui...
Bronze
Antique French Gilded Bronze Candle Holders, Empire Style, Circa 1790
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique French pair of candle holders made of hand crafted matted and polished burnt gilded bronze, in good condition. Each of the detailed sticks is composed with a face mascarons, a crowned man and woman, carrying a mug with flowers, loose cuffs supported by a round plinth, standing on square base. The Parisian décor...
Metal, Bronze
19th Century French Pair of Louis XV Bronze Candle Holders
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant pair of 19th-century French bronze candle holders is inspired by the graceful curves and decorative refinement of the Louis XV...
Bronze
