"A French 19th Century Mantel Clock “cupid With The Drum” Circa 1875"
Chased Ormolu and Patinated Mantelpiece designed as a Cupid with a DrumThe porcelain dial enamelled with Arabic numerals
Bevelled Glass
Signed Bailloud à Paris
Louis XVI style
Circa 1875
Attributed to Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919)
In 1875, Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847-1919), also called Alfred II Beurdeley was at first assistant to and later succeeded his father Louis-Auguste Beurdeley, one of the main cabinetmakers of the Second Empire, specialising in XVIIIth century furniture.
Louis-Auguste was the star whenever he exhibited and was “most favored by the royal and imperial families”. Although he produced the same kind of works of art as his father, Alfred Beurdeley was also a very well-known art collector and a skilled bronze sculptor. With
Dasson, Grohé, Sauvresy and Fourdinois, the most famous artists of the period, he took part in the 1878 Universal Exhibition and won the gold medal. Crowned with glory he went so far as to open a shop in New York. His participation in the 1883 Amsterdam Universal
Exhibition drew considerable attention to his work and “Alfred Beurdeley, Fabricant de bronzes d’art” was then awarded the Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur, France’s hightest official mark of recognition. He thus won the respect of both the government and contemporary art critics. His last presentation was during the 1889 Universal and
International Exhibition, when the director of the Exhibition wrote in his report: “The talent of Mr Beurdeley is self-evident when one inspects his furniture.”
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