117. Emmanuel Alfred BEURDELEY (called Alfred II) Pair of large covered vases in turquoise enamelled porcelain, the chased and gilded bronze mounts composed of three console-shaped uprights underlined by foliage and finished with sabots. They are joined by garlands of intertwined flowers, the neck and shoulder decorated with gadroons. Triangular base underlined by a frieze of rais-de-coeur and a snake. Louis XVI style, late 19th century. (Some detached elements will be given to the buyer, small lacks on the detached garland, head of the snake). H : 52,5 cm The pair of vases we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 99 (fig. 95), pages 272 and 273 (fig. 320 and 321). An early black and white photograph illustrating the small salon of the Beurdeley mansion on rue de Clichy in Paris shows an identical pair of vases on the mantelpiece (see Bonhams London, sale July 6, 2011, photo shown on page 140). The first sale of furniture and objets d'art executed in the workshops of Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley which took place on 6, 7, 8 and 9 May 1895, presents a pair of identical vases (lot 7), described as follows: "Pair of celadon turquoise vases decorated with a chased and gilded bronze mount, in the shape of a Louis XVI tripod, with scrolls linked by garlands. Triangular plinth - sold for 4600 Francs ". The pair of vases that we present is the one reproduced in L'Ameublement d'art français 1850-1900, Camille Mestdagh, Les éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2010, page 99 (fig. 95), pages 272 and 273 (fig. 320 and 321). An early black and white photograph illustrating the small salon of the Beurdeley mansion on rue de Clichy in Paris shows an identical pair of vases on the mantelpiece (see Bonhams London, sale July 6, 2011, photo shown on page 140). The first sale of furniture and objets d'art executed in the workshops of Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley, which took place on May 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1895, presents an identical pair of vases (lot 7), described as follows: "Pair of turquoise celadon vases with chased and gilt bronze mounts, in the form of a Louis XVI tripod, with scrolls linked by garlands. Triangular plinth - adjudged 4600 Francs ".