Attributed to PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843). Empire style candlesticks: France, first third of the nineteenth century.

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DECORATIVE ARTS XV-XIX

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Jul 13, 2021

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  Attributed to PIERRE-PHILIPPE THOMIRE (1751-1843). Empire style candlesticks: France, first third of the nineteenth century. Gilded and patinated bronze. They show patina due to the passage of time. Measures: 75 cm x 38 cm. Pair of large candlesticks, which have an identical decoration. This is structured by a square base, which is supported on ball feet, which end in the form of imperial eagle. Returning to the base, there are some gilded bronze appliqués, which have the shape of a crown on the sides, and the representation of a god in a chariot pulled by horses, which may well be the representation of Apollo, arranged on the front. The shaft of both candelabra, which takes the form of the winged goddess of victory, each of them holding with open arms a basket of perforated fruit, which has three arms, starts from the base. Philippe Thomire was a French sculptor known, above all, for his work in gilded bronze, thanks to which he became the leading caster in France at the end of the 18th century, with an important workshop established in 1775. His career saw a surprising improvement when he began assisting Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis, the artistic director of the Manufacture de Porcelaine de Sèvres, and, when the latter died in 1783, Thomire continued his work, creating the bronze mounts for works that combined it with porcelain. Such was his success that he continued to work during the French Revolution. In 1804 he expanded the business by buying the workshop of a cabinetmaker, which allowed him to work with furniture. He worked for Napoleon and also did so after the fall of Napoleon, retiring at the age of 72 and, even then, continuing to create sculpture (he exhibited at the Salon de Paris). Claude Michallon was a French sculptor trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, a student of Charles-Antoine Bridan (1730-1805) and Guillaume Coustou. In 1785 he won the grand prize for sculpture with a bas-relief representing Brutus. He studied at the Académie de France in Rome for six years, until 1791. When he returned to Paris, he received commissions for colossal statues and won several prizes awarded by the Committee of Public Information. He competed for several projects in Paris. Claude Michallon presented his marble group d'Aconce et Cydippe at the Paris Salon in 1793, and created several models for watch cases, such as Cupid and Psychée. Among others, Pierre-Philippe Thomire cast bronzes closely following his models.
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