Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume III : À travers l’Hôtel Lambert
Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume III : À travers l’Hôtel Lambert
A French secrétaire à abattant by Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris, circa 1880
Auction Closed
October 13, 06:27 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A French secrétaire à abattant by Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919), Paris, circa 1880
amaranth, maple and espenille, hardstones and marbles, gilt-bronze; the portor marble top above a long drawer and a fall front, opening to reveal a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface, the lower section opening with two doors to an interior with a shelf; decorated to the front and sides with Florentine pietre dure marquetry panels; stamped 'A.BEURDELEY A PARIS' to back
height 56½in.; width 26¾in.; depth 14½in.; 143,5 cm; 68 cm; 37 cm.
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Secrétaire à abattant en marqueterie d'amarante, érable et espenille, pierres dures, marbres et montures de bronze doré, estampille de Alfred Beurdeley, vers 1880
height 56½in.; width 26¾in.; depth 14½in.; 143,5 cm; 68 cm; 37 cm.
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Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley in his bedroom in his Hôtel particulier, Paris;
Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley's wife, thence by descent until;
Bonhams London, Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts, 6 July 2011, lot 162.
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Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley dans sa chambre à coucher de l'Hôtel particulier, Paris;
L'épouse d'Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley, puis par descendance jusqu'à;
Bonhams Londres, Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts, 6 juillet 2011, lot 162.
Camille Mestdagh, L'Ameublement d'Art français (1850-1900), 2010
Anne Droguet, Nicolas Petit, Paris, 2001, p. 84
This secrétaire can be considered as one of the chefs d’oeuvre of one of the most important cabinet makers of the late 19th century. The quality of the pietre dure panels and of the chasing of the gilt-bronze mounts are exceptional. This piece is also highly important due to the direct provenance of Beurdeley who kept it in his private collection. It is mentioned in his last will where he gave it to his wife. Beurdeley described it as based on a royal model by Nicolas Petit for the Garde Meubles Royal which has not been found yet although a comparable model is mentioned by Anne Droguet in her book on Nicolas Petit. It was sold at Palais Galliera in Paris, 6 December 1972, lot 86. Another comparable model has been made by Beurdeley and is illustrated in a photograph of the workshop archives (see Camille Mestdagh, op.cit. fig.287).