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192 Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE French 1751–1843 Pair of candelabra Paire de candélabres Empire period 1804–15 gilt bronze (chased) Fondation Napoléon, Paris Donation Lapeyre inv. 814 Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE French 1751–1843 Basket, centrepiece Corbeille d’un surtout de table Empire period 1804–15 gilt bronze Fondation Napoléon, Paris Donation Lapeyre inv. 804 Used to adorn furniture or fashioned into a wide variety of objects, gilt bronze or ormolu was found everywhere in the decorative arts during the Empire period. Produced by means of a mercury amalgam in a process known as ‘molten gold’, the ormolu technique was the result of an essentially Parisian industry of unparalleled skill. Thomire was the greatest bronzier or bronze worker of the Imperial era, a sculptor, smelter, finisher and bronze fitter for the Sèvres manufactory. © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.
GRAND FRÈRES, Lyon manufacturer France active 1800–10 Alexandre BROGNIART decorator France 1770–1847 Hanging for the Emperor’s Premier Salon at the Palais de Meudon Tissu pour le Premier Salon de l’Empereur au Palais de Meudon 1808–09 damask Mobilier National, Paris inv. GMTC 99/1 Andre-Antoine RAVRIO (attributed to) French 1759–1814 Love led by Fidelity, clock Pendule: L’Amour conduit par la Fidélité c. 1805 gilt bronze, enamel, marble Fondation Napoléon, Paris Donation Lapeyre inv. 488 193 © COPYRIGHT This document remains the property of the National Gallery of Victoria and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.
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192<br />
Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE<br />
French 1751–1843<br />
Pair <strong>of</strong> candelabra<br />
Paire de candélabres<br />
Empire period 1804–15<br />
gilt bronze (chased)<br />
Fondation Napoléon, Paris<br />
Donation Lapeyre inv. 814<br />
Pierre-Philippe THOMIRE<br />
French 1751–1843<br />
Basket, centrepiece<br />
Corbeille d’un surtout de table<br />
Empire period 1804–15<br />
gilt bronze<br />
Fondation Napoléon, Paris<br />
Donation Lapeyre inv. 804<br />
Used to adorn furniture or fashioned into a<br />
wide variety <strong>of</strong> objects, gilt bronze or ormolu<br />
was found everywhere in the decorative arts<br />
during the Empire period. Produced by<br />
means <strong>of</strong> a mercury amalgam in a process<br />
known as ‘molten gold’, the ormolu technique<br />
was the result <strong>of</strong> an essentially Parisian<br />
industry <strong>of</strong> unparalleled skill. Thomire was<br />
the greatest bronzier or bronze worker <strong>of</strong><br />
the Imperial era, a sculptor, smelter, finisher<br />
and bronze fitter for the Sèvres manufactory.<br />
© COPYRIGHT<br />
This document remains the property <strong>of</strong> the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> and must be returned upon request. Reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited without written authorisation.
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