After the model attributed to François Rémond; three-light candelabra, each decorated with jasperware plaques depicting classical figures
18.9/8 in. (48 cm.) high, 11 in. (28 cm.) wide

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The present pair of candelabra are after the celebrated model attributed to the the bronzier François Rémond (1747-1812) likely created at the bequest of the Marchand Mercier Dominique Daguerre circa 1788 and probably delivered to Princesse Kinsky (1729-1794) the same year. Whilst only one model of these candelabra dating to the 18th century is known (Christies Paris, 30th November 2016, lot 21) it became highly sought after and reproduced in the 19th century with copies known by both Alfred Beurdeley and Henry Dasson (ill. H. Ottomeyer, t. I, p. 426, fig. 6.3.16). A girandole of this model signed by Beurdeley and forming part of a garniture, was sold Sotheby's, London, 1 October 2008, lot 342, whilst a pair of the same model attributed to Dasson is now in the musée Nissim de Camondo (inv. CAM 1104.1 and 2).

Born in 1847, Alfred Beurdeley (d. 1919), took over his father's business in 1875. The shop was located at the Pavillon de Hanovre, while Beurdeley's workshops were at 20 and 24, rue Dautancourt, Paris. The firm specialised in producing luxurious articles of the highest quality and was pre-eminent among Parisian ébénistes and bronziers, especially for the refinement of its ormolu. Beurdeley exhibited at the International Exhibitions, including Paris in 1878 and Amsterdam in 1883, and was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1889.