Lot 44
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS ETAGERES
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS ETAGERES

ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1810

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS ETAGERES
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1810
Each with a circular facet-cut dish with waved rim supported by a central column terminating in a scrolling foliate capital with a ribbon-bound ring finial, above a leaf-wrapped base and concave-sided tripartite plinth with scrolling foliate volute supports joined by a laurel wreath and a stiff-leaf cast edge, each stamped 'THOMIRE A PARIS.' and with blue chalk inscription 'SA16712', each lacking further glass dish, one dish with crack
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diameter (2)
Provenance
King Umberto II of Italy, from whom purchased by the grandfather of the present owner.
Literature
R. Guedes, Reais Mesas do Norte de Portugal, Lisbon, 1997, 'Mesa Casa de Saboia', pp. 22-29.
Exhibited
Porto, Alfândega, Reais Mesas do Norte de Portugal, 1995.
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

Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843).

The blue chalk inscription 'SA16712' to the undersides of the surtout as well as the two pairs of cut-glass and ormolu etageres are probably inventory marks of the Royal House of Savoy.

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