Pair of exquisite vase-shaped Empire candlesticks

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€ 14 520
Date de l'enchèreClassic
16.11.2022 11:00UTC +02:00
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VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH
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Allemagne, Köln
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Lot 29 | Pair of exquisite vase-shaped Empire candlesticks
PAIR OF EXQUISITE VASE-SHAPED EMPIRE CANDLESTICKS.

Thomire, Pierre-Philippe. Paris.

Date: 1st half 19th century.
Technique: Gilt bronze.
Description: Square base with lancet leaf and palmettes. On it a rectangular plinth with applied wine
leaf wreaths. The large, mounted crater vase in the center decorated with bacchante and
bacchant in shallow relief. On top a six-flame candelabra attachment with short, curved
arms.
Measurement: Height each 50cm, ø 28,5cm.
Mark: On the bottom of the base inscr. 'Thomire A Paris'.

Provenance:
Private collection Berlin.

Literature:
Cohen, David Harris Cohen: Pierre-Philippe Thomire - Unternehmer und Künstler, in: Hans Ottomeyer a. Peter Pröschel: Vergoldete Bronzen, Vol.2. Munich 1986, p.657-665.

In the pair of girandoles presented here, the outstanding bronzer Pierre-Philippe Thomire not only demonstrates his virtuous handling of the material, but his design also shows a great sense for the spatial effect of his work.
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