An Empire style tazza, with a circular shaped bowl on waisted supports, with acanthus and lotus foliage on square bases and scrolled foliate paw feet
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt bronze, Ormolu
Measurements
18.5 cm (H)23.5 cm (Diameter)12.5 cm (W)
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Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1529964.1
Summary
Sculpture, gilt bronze and ormolu, An Empire style tazza, with a circular shaped bowl on waisted supports, with acanthus and lotus foliage on square bases and scrolled foliate paw feet by Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843). One of a pair of Empire tazza, the circular shaped bowls on waisted supports, cast and chased with acanthus and lotus foliage on square bases and scrolled foliate paw feet. Signed Thomire a Paris.
Makers and roles
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843), sculptor