Lot 180
180
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU NINE-BRANCH CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU NINE-BRANCH CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE

BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1815, THE CANDLE-BRANCHES, BASKET AND FEET LATER

Details
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU NINE-BRANCH CANDELABRUM CENTREPIECE
BY PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE, CIRCA 1815, THE CANDLE-BRANCHES, BASKET AND FEET LATER
Of large porportions, with three classically-dressed bacchantes headed by a foliate-cast dish hung with palmettes, issuing scrolled foliate branches with drip-pans and nozzles, surmounted by a pierced basket tied with a fruiting vine wreath, above a concave-sided tripod base with floral swags and musical instruments, on palmette-headed paw feet, signed 'THOMIRE A PARIS', one bacchante originally holding further elements, hanging palmettes to dish later
31 in. (79.5 cm.) high; 18½ in. (47 cm.) diameter

Brought to you by

Celia Harvey
Celia Harvey

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

+44 (0)20 7389 2226

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

Lot Essay

The present candelabra is virtually identical to an example by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (maître-fondeur in 1772) dated 1810-14, based on a design of the three graces attributed to Pierre Cartellier (1757-1831) and illustrated in H. Ottomeyer, P. Pröschel, et al., Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. I, p.382, fig. 5.16.2). Commissioned for Napoléon's brother, Prince Lucien Bonaparte, it is now in the collection of the Musée Marmottan, Paris and is illustrated in M. Deschamps, 'Empire', 1994, p.169.

More from The European Connoisseur

View All
View All