Lot 184
184
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU FIVE-SECTION SURTOUT-DE-TABLE
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU FIVE-SECTION SURTOUT-DE-TABLE

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1810-1815

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU FIVE-SECTION SURTOUT-DE-TABLE
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, PARIS, CIRCA 1810-1815
Of rectangular form with rounded ends and pierced sides depicting seated bacchic figures holding vine garlands, divided by rectangular bases surmounted by a tazza, the mirrors replaced
Overall 133 in. (339 cm.) long; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide
Provenance
From the collection of King Louis Philippe (1773-1850) of France; and thence by descent.
Sale room notice
Overall 133 in. (339 cm.) long; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide and not as stated in the catalogue.

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Lot Essay

A comparable smaller size surtout-de-table, by Pierre-Philippe Thomire and previously in the collection of Lucien Bonaparte, can be found in Musée Marmottan, Paris, and is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer and P. Proschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich 1989, vol. 2, p. 382, no. 5.16.2.

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