After making a fortune in his family’s mining company, the Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, Edward Julius Berwind was able to collect many works of art and to indulge in his passion for eighteenth-century French art. Married to Sarah Vesta Herminie Torrey (1856-1922), Berwind did not have any children and left all of his fortune, estates, […]
Category: Berwind, Allard and Ardisson
Famous french decorator Jules Allard from “Jules Allard et Fils” firm and Louis Ardisson, french sculptor, realized the extraordinary decor of the Edward J. Berwind Estate in Fifth Avenue, New York City, 1894.
Louis Ardisson, sculptor
Louis Ardisson (1848-1930) was a French sculptor during the second half of the nineteenth century. After having received conventional training at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-arts (School of Fine Arts) of Lyon along with painter Alexandre Bonnardel (1867-1942), he specialized in the production of boxwood and marble low-reliefs. He often represented themes from Antiquity and […]
Jules Allard et Fils
The Maison Allard was founded in 1832 by Célestin Allard. It first specialized in woodwork and upholstery before expanding its activity to interior design, offering complete interior decors to an upper-class clientele. The company participated in the National Exhibitions from 1844 to 1849 and began to be known in other countries when it opened a […]
Edward Julius Berwind (1848-1936)
The son of German immigrants, Edward Julius Berwind was born in Philadelphia in 1848. He served in the Navy from 1865 to 1875 before taking over his father’s coal mining company with his brother, where he would earn a fortune. At the turn of the twentieth century, it was one of the largest coal-producing companies […]
Extraordinary marble fireplace from the Edward J. Berwind Estate on Fifth Avenue, New York City, by Jules Allard et Fils and Louis Ardisson
Jules Allard et Fils Louis Ardisson, sculptor Monumental fireplace from the Berwind Estate, 828 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 1894 Signature : « J ALLARD ET SES FILS/INV » and « LOUIS ARDISSON FECIT » Dimensions: H. 457 cm (180”); W. 231 cm (91”); D. 61 cm (24”) Statuary Carrara marble, Violet Breche marble, gilded […]