An Empire style tazza, the base and shaped top supported on foliate triple scrolled brackets resting on a classical altar, mounted with rams heads and Bacchic revellers, the circular base chased with a continuous design of overlapping leaves
style of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt bronze
Measurements
37.0 cm (H)22.5 cm (W)
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Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1529963.1
Summary
Sculpture, gilt bronze, An Empire style tazza, the base and shaped top supported on foliate triple scrolled brackets resting on a classical altar, mounted with rams heads and Bacchic revellers, the circular base chased with a continuous design of overlapping leaves in the style of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843).One of a pair of Empire tazza in the style of Thomire, the bases and shaped tops supported on foliate triple scrolled brackets resting on classical altars, mounted with rams heads and Bacchic revellers, the circular bases chased with a continuous design of overlapping leaves.
Makers and roles
style of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843), sculptor