10th Dec, 2025 11:00
Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919): a fine pair of French ormolu tazze, together with a pair of late 19th century Sevres style porcelain bowls, scalloped edges in the bleu-celeste taste, gilt highlighted and with portraits of Marie de Medici and Marie Antoinette, each on a gilt bronze two-tier tripartite stand with floral garlands, signed 'BY' to the underside, 19 cm high x c. 24 cm wide, (the dishes 31.5 cm diameter, with Sevres style painted marks).
Ex lot 646, Christie's, 17th November 2020
Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (1847-1919): a fine pair of French ormolu tazze, together with a pair of late 19th century Sevres style porcelain bowls, scalloped edges in the bleu-celeste taste, gilt highlighted and with portraits of Marie de Medici and Marie Antoinette, each on a gilt bronze two-tier tripartite stand with floral garlands, signed 'BY' to the underside, 19 cm high x c. 24 cm wide, (the dishes 31.5 cm diameter, with Sevres style painted marks).
ProvenanceEx lot 646, Christie's, 17th November 2020
Some rubbing and scratches to the gilt decoration in places, but no chips or cracks to the dishes. The stands in good structural condition, with verdigris in places.
Auction: Dawsons Discovery, 10th Dec, 2025
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