Lot 121
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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE BRULE PARFUM
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE BRULE PARFUM
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE BRULE PARFUM
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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE BRULE PARFUM

CIRCA 1820-40

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A RESTAURATION ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE BRULE PARFUM
CIRCA 1820-40
The central vase mounted with floral band, hung with grape vine garland, supported on three ram's head monopodie supports, on tripartite base, with an associated lid centered by pineapple finial
30 1⁄2 in. (77.5 cm.) high, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York.
Literature
The Chinese Porcelain Company, From Paris to St. Petersburg, Important French and Russian Furniture and Works of Art, New York, 1988, pp. 83-85, no. 23.
Exhibited
New York, The Chinese Porcelain Company, From Paris to St. Petersburg, Important French and Russian Furniture and Works of Art, 6-31 October 1998.

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Lot Essay

The design of this large brûle parfum was inspired by the oeuvres of two of the most influential bronziers of the late Louis XVI period; François Rémond (1747-1812) and Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843). Rémond's influence is particularly evident in the graceful attenuated legs forming a tripod base and the ram's head-form finials. For the design of a related candelabrum by Rémond see H.Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Vol. I, Munich, 1986, p. 266, fig. 4.9.5. Thomire is also known to have executed objects of comparable form, such as a pair of Directoire ormolu and patinated bronze candelabra, see Christie's, Paris, 27 November 2018, lot 519.

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