Lot 432
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE
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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE

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AN EMPIRE ORMOLU SURTOUT-DE-TABLE
Attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire
The mirrored D-ends framed by a channelled Vitruvian scroll border, surmounted by pierced foliate edged scrolls, conforming griffins and flaming urns with fruiting garlands, on spreading foliate-cast suports and brass castors, probably previously with further middle section, the castors probably a later replacement, the mirror plates replaced
7 in. (18 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 22½ in. (57 cm.) deep
Provenance
Reputedly Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, thence by descent to his daughter
Princess Mathilde Demidoff, Princess of San Donato.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

With its characteristic rinceaux arabesque scrolling foliage this surtout-de-table is close to the oeuvre of 'Thomire á Paris'. Established by Pierre-Philippe Thomire and subsequently carried on by his sons, Thomire flourished until 1843, specialising in the production of exceptional bronzes d'ameublement. A design for a related surtout from Thomire's archives is now in the Bibliothàque Nationale, Paris (illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, fig. 5.16.15).

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