A pair of gilt-and patinated bronze candelabra by Alfred Beurdeley Napoleon III, circa 1870

each with cherub holding a pole decorated with vine leaves and issuing  candle-branches with cylindrical nozzles with removable bobèches, on a marble cylindrical base mounted with a leaf cast frieze, on a shaped plinth; the bobèches stamped ‘BY’

These attractive candelabra are in overall good condition; one base with bronze slightly off place but easily fixable; the look of gilt bronze can be improved with cleaning of some darkened areas.
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These elegant candelabra, inspired by Louis XVI models, were produced under the direction of Louis-August-Alfred Beurdeley (1808–882), who normally stamped his pieces with the letters 'BY', as on the offered lot. Specializing in reproductions of the most magnificent pieces from the Garde Meuble National, the Beurdeley firm exhibited and won awards at all the major international exhibitions during the second half of the nineteenth century. The quality and skill employed in their production was of an exceptional standard: their ormolu mounts with mercurial gilding and hand chasing were often difficult to distinguish from late eighteenth century examples, and were considered the finest in Paris. The firm was pioneered by Jean Beurdeley (1772-1853), later managed by his son Louis-Auguste-Alfred, who finally left it to his son Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis in 1875.  Established at 32 Rue Louis-Le-Grand, the firm also owned Pavillon de Hanovre, while Alfred-Emmanuel-Louis added two additional workshops at 20 and 24 Rue Dautancourt by 1875. The company's workshops closed in 1895 and Beurdeley's stock was sold over a number of auctions conducted by the Galerie Georges Petit of Paris.