Stand
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843)
Category
Metalwork
Date
circa 1810
Materials
Ormolu
Place of origin
France
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 608521
Summary
A pair of French Empire ormolu stands with a circular dish decorated with beading and acanthus leaves supported on a central baluster stem highly decorated with acanthus and palm leaf motifs and three swan's head brackets. Raised on a triangular base with chased decoration. Manufactured by Pierre-Philippe Thomire circa 1810 and engraved with THOMIRE A PARIS. Pierre-Philippe Thomire was the outstanding Empire 'Fondeur-Doreur'. A goldsmith and metalworker employed by both Louis XVI and Napoleon. He collaborated frequently with Weisweiler, making bronze mounts for his furniture, notably that for Caroline Murat, between 1809-11 (Palazzo Reale, Naples).
Provenance
Believed to be 3rd Lord Berwick collection: William Noel-Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773-1842). By descent bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
THOMIRE A PARIS (engraved)
Makers and roles
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (Paris 1751 – Paris 1843)