Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale
this exceptionally rare Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919) Paris fully stamped
Tulip and Kingwood with bronze mounts Jewellery Casket on stand
This is one of the finest
jewellery caskets I have ever seen, the quality is second to none, if you
search works by Berurdeley you will see multiple pieces in the hundreds of
thousands of pounds, these are some of the best and most collectable original handmade
master craftsman pieces ever conceived. A Japanese lacquered cabinet of similar
form made by Beurdeley which was larger sold in Sothebys in June last year for
216,125 Euros including fees.
The cabinet is made with
book matched Tulip and Kingwood with gilt bronze mounts all over, the leather
top is the original, which is nicely aged, there is also a functioning key
which is needed to access the drop front
Condition wise this piece
has been cleaned waxed and polished, I have left the overall finish original
however it can be fully restored to include a strip back and French polish
should the new owners wish, this restoration would be completed at the new owners’
expense. On inspection I can see two panels which have timber shrinkage splits,
there are some patina marks to the top and general patina marks.
Dimensions
Height:- 100.5cm
Width:- 41.5cm
Depth:- 31cm
Please note all
measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or
specific measurements, please ask
Alfred Beurdeley, 1847-1919
Nationality: French
Date of Birth: 1847
Place of Birth: Paris
Place of Death: Paris
Identity: Emmanuel-Alfred
Beurdeley was a collector who came from a family of cabinetmakers, antique
dealers and collectors. He was the illegitimate son of Louis-Auguste-Alfred
Beurdeley (1808–82). His grandfather, Jean Beurdeley (1772–1853), who served in
Napoleon's army, opened a small antique shop in the Marais district of Paris.
In 1830 he bought the Pavillon de Hanovre, 28 Boulevard des Italiens, which
became the Beurdeley firm's principal gallery until 1894. L.-A.-A. Beurdeley
dealt in antiques and works of art and was also a cabinetmaker specializing in
reproductions of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century furniture. His clients
included Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie.
Life: In 1875 E.-A.
Beurdeley took over his family's gallery and workshops and until 1894 concentrated
on continuing the line of luxury furniture sold by his father. He was one of
the most important Parisian cabinetmakers, and won a gold medal at the
Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1878. He was appointed Chevalier de la
Légion d'honneur in 1893 following the Universal Exhibition in Amsterdam. In
1895 he closed the Pavillon de Hanovre and retired to his hôtel in the Rue de
Clichy. The rest of his life was spent acquiring and selling enormous
collections of furniture, Chinese porcelain, paintings and drawings, including
an extraordinary group of eighteenth-century French drawings by François
Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Nicolas Lancret and Antoine Watteau in 1905. He
also owned JW's La Dormeuse m0869. At his death he bequeathed 25,000
francs to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. His collections filled twenty
sale catalogues.
Bibliography: Lugt,
Frits, Les marques de collections de dessins et d'estampes: marques
estampillèes et écrites de collections particulières et publiques; marques de
marchands, de monteurs et d'imprimeurs; etc..., Amsterdam, 1921, no. 421;
Dorival, B., 'De la tabletterie à la collection d'oeuvres d'art: La
"saga" Monneret, S., L'Impressionisme et son époque, Paris,
1978-79; Beurdeley (1814–1919)', Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de
l'art français, 1989, pp. 191–239; 'Beurdeley', The Grove Dictionary of
Art Online, ed. L. Macy, (accessed 24 July 2002).
Any questions please feel
free to ask before you bid
ABOUT US
Royal House Antiques is a privately owned family
ran business founded in Wimbledon SW19 and now based in Pulborough RH20. We
specialise in finding, restoring very fine luxury antique leather seating,
along with every single other type of antique ranging from the 16th
century to the 20th century. We also stock a number of designer
brands such as Fritz Hansen, Ralph Lauren, Cavalli, Charles & Ray Eames,
Vitra, David Linley, Rolex, Tiffany, Jager Le Coulter and so on
PAYMENTS
We accept payment via Bitcoin, Bitcoin cash,
Ethereum, Bacs, Chaps, PayPal or Card, we would kindly ask that all items are
paid for within 48 hours and collected within 7 working days, we can hold all
paid items for 14 days free of charge, there after a £20 a week storage fee
will apply. We have long term storage which is very economically priced, we are
happy to hold stock for as long as needed providing it is arranged prior to the
purchase
If sold items aren’t collected within three months
and no arrangements have been made for long term storage you will forfeit the
item and payment
CONDITION
Please view the very detailed pictures as
they form part of the description pertaining to the condition. Please also ask any questions before you bid
and not after, all of our items are sold as seen and as listed
Royal House Antiques cannot be held liable for any
independent assumptions made regarding the items we sell, if you are unsure on
any point, please feel free to ask for clarity
Please note vintage period and original items such
as leather seating will always have natural patina in the form of creasing and
wear, we recommend annual waxing to ensure no moisture is lost, also hand dyed
leather is not recommended to sit in direct sunlight for prolonged periods of
time as it will dry out and fade
DELIVERY OR COLLECTION
This item is available for collection from our Pulborough
warehouses RH20-1DF by appointment only, alternatively we can have it delivered
nationwide to include Scotland, Wales and Ireland for a fee
Please contact me via email, alternatively my
contact information is under the business seller section of the listing, with
your postcode for a delivery quotation, as mentioned above the fee listed
covers with the M25 for the UK, for international deliveries the amount listed
covers local Europe only so parts of Belgium and France
Please be sure to include which item you would like
to buy as the price is determined on size and distance, if you would like more
than one piece of furniture the courier offers a substantial discount on the
second and third item, for international shipping please view the below
information
COURIER, LARGE ITEMS ONLY THAT CAN’T BE POSTED
We can arrange delivery nationwide, mostly with our
nominated couriers, for Europe we use one reasonably priced professional company
that we trust, for the rest of the world we use international shippers that can
send any size item crated via air freight within 7-14 days after crating or
soft packed and container shipped via sea freight within 30-60 days. The time
frames outlined are guides only, non-domestic shipping is almost entirely
governed by the airlines, sea freight loading times and custom clearances
Whomever delivers will always require help on the
larger items to unload, the price you will be quoted will always be based on
this assumption, if this is not possible, please let us know as it will affect
the price to send a two-person team
Delivery is to the ground floor only, again if you
need help upstairs or in flats etc that's absolutely not a problem, the
couriers charge £10-£20 per flight per man per item, if you have a working
elevator then naturally there’s no additional fee
All courier fees are paid by yourself directly to
the courier company, the contract for delivery is between yourselves the client
and whichever courier you chose from those available I’m happy to accommodate
your own courier after a cleared payment has been received, they need to book
in a collection time with at least 24 hours notice, all collections must be
made within 14 working days of the close of the sale unless agreed by prior
arrangement
IMPORT DUTY
Most countries charge some kind of import duty
however almost all of our items won’t incur any charges as the items are exempt
from tax due to the age and materials used
For European deliveries the price you will be
quoted will include all clearance documentation and any customs charges so
there won’t be any additional fees
For international deliveries such as the United
States there can be some import duty to pay and or a clearance fee, I would
estimate that 99% of all deliveries clear customs without being stopped for
either
All duties are the responsibility of the purchaser
who is the importer, they can’t be covered by the seller or shipping agent or
factored in with additional retrospective discounts
RETURNS
Royal House Antiques offers a no quibble return
policy if the item is not as described, if there are any issues with the piece
you will be refunded in full once the item has been returned and inspected
within 14 days, alternatively if there is a small issue, we can discuss finding
a mutual resolution that makes all parties happy
We don’t offer a sale on approval service which
means you can purchase the item, have it delivered and if you simply don’t like
it, return it, this comes under change of mind or doesn’t fit. There is a lot
of time, money and work involved in transporting goods around the world, the
costs incurred can be vast so my advice would be if you are unsure on a piece
please ask as many questions as you like to make sure you understand everything
before you buy, if you are still unsure then please either arrange a viewing in
person or if that’s not possible then don’t buy from an online retailer,
perhaps look for a local gallery instead