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ATTRIBUEE A PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843)

Lot 18
14.06.2022 16:00UTC +01:00
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€ 4 956 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 771697
Lot 18 | ATTRIBUEE A PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843)
Estimate value
€ 700 000 – 1 000 000
ATTRIBUEE A PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843)

PAIRE DE GIRANDOLES MONUMENTALES DE LA FIN DE L'EPOQUE LOUIS XVI, VERS 1790-1800

En bronze patiné et bronze ciselé et doré, représentant chacun un couple formé d'un amour tenant une aiguière pour l'un et un cor pour l'autre, et d'une vestale présentant une girandole à douze bras de lumière sur deux rangs, surmontés d'une torche enflammée et reposant sur un socle à section triangulaire orné de griffons, masques de bélier et femmes ailées, le piédestal possiblement russe en chêne et résineux laqué vert à l'imitation du marbre et partiellement doré, à section circulaire, orné en façade d'une couronne de laurier associée au début du XIXe siècle, appliqué de pilastres à têtes et pieds de griffon et ouvrant par un vantail à l'arrière

H.: 271 cm. ; L.: 71 cm. ; 44 cm.



Pierre-Philippe Thomire, reçu maître en 1772

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Provenance

Commandées pour Paul Ier de Russie (par réputation) ;

Ancienne collection Henri-Thomas, chevalier de Kärcher (1773-1824) ; sa vente, 29 janvier 1825, Paris, lot 407 ;

Alexander et Berendt Ltd, Londres, 1993.





Literature

J.D. Augarde, "Les propositions de Pierre-Benoît Marcion pour les Toskanazimmer de la Résidence de Würzburg", in Estampille-Objet d'Art, n° 433, mars 2008, pp. 64-65 (ill.)





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PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843)
A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE TWELVE-LIGHT GIRANDOLES, CIRCA 1790-1800
Each on a faux-marble wooden base possibly Russian; the ormolu wreath associated in the early 19th century
106 3⁄4 in. high , 28 in. wide ; 17 1⁄4 in. deep
Artist:Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843)
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Girandole
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Mirrors
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