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La dynastie Beurdeley (1818-1895) : entre boutique et atelier. Une histoire du commerce des curiosités et de la création d’objets d’art au XIXe siècle
2019
The Beurdeley dynasty was established in Paris from 1818 to 1895. They were active in the trade of "curiosities" (as antiques were then described) but they also founded a workshop for the manufacture of furniture and gilt bronzes. The study of their business reveals the increasing value devoted to curiosities, the consumption and the circulation of works of art, both antique and modern, the trade and the workshop practices throughout the nineteenth century. The dual activity of dealer and manufacturer is significant and exposes the correlations between the commerce, the development of the taste for old objects following the intense circulation of merchandises triggered by the Revolution, an…
French artistic furniture (1850-1900)
2010
International audience; Publication du mémoire de DEA "Fabricants d'ameublement d'art à la veille de la Belle Epoque : Henry Dasson, Alfred Beurdeley, Paul-Charles Sormani, Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, les Millet", présenté à l'Université Paris IV Sorbonne sous la direction de Bruno Foucart et de Thibaut Wolvesperges.