French 19th Century Louis XV Style Kingwood, Tulipwood and Ormolu Dressing Table

An elegant and charming French 19th century Louis XV style Tulipwood kidney shape table. The table is raised by two 'T' shaped supports and joined b...

An extremely elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. tulipwood, kingwood and ormolu circular cocktail/coffee table. The table is raised by four slender cabriole legs showcasing the ...

A most exquisite and very high-quality French 19th century Louis XV style kingwood, tulipwood, ormolu, and leather desk. The desk is raised by elegant slender cabriole legs with fine...

An attractive and high quality French 19th century Louis XV st. Kingwood, Tulipwood, and Ormolu side table, signed Sormani, Paris. This impressive single drawer side table is raised ...

An exquisite quality French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted tulipwood and kingwood bureau plat attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener Attributed to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener (1848...

We are delighted to offer this exquisite fully restored Alfred Beurdeley attributed 19th century French Louis XV Kingwood Coiffeuse dressing table This is the best example of a Coiffeuse table I have ever seen. The marquetry inlay can only really be the work Alfred Beurdeley, it is sublime, musical and floral, all things he was well known for. Additionally the timber is King and tulip wood, walnut and mahogany, all materials he used when creating his marquetry masterpieces This table has been fully restored as mentioned, there were over 50 pieces of veneer missing, they have all been timber matched, replaced, stained and then the whole thing French polished from the ground up Dimensions Height:- 70cm Width:- 82.5cm Depth:- 46.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point 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...

A 19th Century French Heart-Shape Louis XV Style Table Elegant heart-shaped Louis XV style table Decorated with a beautiful floral marquetry and a gilded ormolu mount. Supported by...

A Louis XV/XVI style transitional ormolu-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry commode, centred by a lock on each drawer, serpentine sided rouge royal marble top. A fine Louis XV style tulipwood and amaranthe marquetry commode, 19th century, circa 1860, with serpentine sided rouge royal marble top above two drawers inlaid sans traverse in a dramatic rinceau de feuillages decoration with conforming sides. Mounted in fine pierced rocaille and leaf cast bronze door and raised on cabriole legs. Provenance: The Christian Du...