106. Emmanuel Alfred BEURDELEY (called Alfred II) Small cabinet forming a jewel box, with inlaid decoration of hunting trophies and musical trophies in reserves underlined by Greek and framed by cubes without bottom. It opens in front of a curtain revealing three small drawers veneered with rosewood, amaranth and burr cedar, and a cavity; a pull forming a reading light hidden in the mold and a drawer in the belt. The top has a secret compartment operated by a hidden pusher. The cambered legs are joined by a crotch shelf. Ornamentation in gilt bronze such as openwork gallery, mouldings, falls and sabots. After a model of BVRB. Stamped A. BEURDELEY IN PARIS. Transitional style Louis XV-Louis XVI, late 19th century. (Insolate, missing and raised to the marquetry). H : 98 cm - W : 38 cm - D : 30 cm. The cabinet we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 27 (fig. 21). A cabinet listed in the Beurdeley sale (May 6-9, 1895) has a description and dimensions corresponding to the model we present: "Lot 338: Small cabinet on a table with drawers, Louis XV form, in light wood marquetry decorated with trophies and tiles. The top of the cabinet, rectangular in shape, opens with a slide that reveals three drawers superimposed. The table has curved legs connected by a shelf. It is enriched with chutes and moldings in chased and gilded bronze - Height: 98 cent, length: 39 cent, depth: 30 cent ". An identical jewel box, also stamped Beurdeley, is reproduced in Paris, la quintessence du meuble au XIXe siècle, Christopher Payne, page 266. Among the cabinets of the same model, sold in auctions, we can mention : - A cabinet auctioned in New York, (Sotheby's, April 19, 2013, lot 90). - A cabinet auctioned in New York (Christie's, August 23, 2017, lot 371). Bibliography: PAYNE, Christopher, Paris, the quintessence of furniture in the nineteenth century, Monelle Hayot Editions, 2018.