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La Toupie

Antique Painted Spelter Metal "La Toupie" Statue Figure after Charles Anfrie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique painted spelter metal "La Toupie" statue figure after Charles Anfrie. Item features painted
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Metal

Two Tapestries Manufacture Royale De Beauvais, 17th Century
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
the cartoons of Florentin Damoiselet (1644-1690). ‘La Bascule’ and ‘La Toupie’ (two copies of the
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Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Tapestries

Materials

Textile, Tapestry

Charming Faux bamboo wooden 1880s Mirror, lots of patina
Located in Forest, BE
scie, la toupie et la gouge mécaniques permettent entre autres de réaliser rapidement et avec précision
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Antique Late 19th Century English Beaux Arts Wall Mirrors

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Mirror, Hardwood

Vase Sign: Schneider France (Toupie/ Spinning top Decoration ), Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Allegorical Sevres Bisque Porcelain Figural Clock Titled La Larcin De La Rose
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
signify, but they are most probably represent an 18th century Sevres original referred to as “La Larcin de
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

Grande Commode Psyché En Bois Noirci Napoléon III
Located in ROYÈRE-DE-VASSIVIÈRE, FR
tiroirs à façade cannelée, ornée de colonnes cannelées surmontées d’une toupie. La partie basse ouvre à
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Dressers

Materials

Wood

Shell Spectacular: A Collection of Mollusk Shells Engraved and Handcolored, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
telescope. 2. **Toupie pagode** - This may refer to a top-shaped shell with multiple whorls, similar to the
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Marble and Ormolu Lyre Clock in the Louis XVI Style
Located in London, GB
from toupie feet, dressed with running rinceaux garlands, swags and jewelled torsades; the lyre frame
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

19th Century French Skeleton Clock of Ormolu and Marble from Directoire Period
Located in London, GB
with bronze toupie feet with knurled decoration supports an ormolu 'arc-de-ciel', with the circular
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Empire Clock The Spinner by Rossel in Rouen
Located in Paris, FR
signed ROSSEL à Rouen [Rossel in Rouen]. This small antique clock is set on four toupie feet. Later
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Empire Clock The Spinner by Rossel in Rouen
Empire Clock The Spinner by Rossel in Rouen
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 3.94 in
French Empire Allegorical Clock Depicting "Venus Guided by Love" by Lesieur
By Pierre Lesieur
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
marble base topped with a gilt bronze plinth, raised upon four flattened toupie feet. The round enamel
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Display Cabinets by Henri Picard
By Henri Picard
Located in London, GB
tapering toupie feet supporting an inverted breakfront lower tier, the shaped aprons housing three lockable
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Unrivalled Pair of 19th Century Cabinets with Lacquer Panels
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
cylindrical toupie feet supporting rectangular plinths having radiused everted angles, with tapering fluted
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Antique 1880s French Cabinets

Materials

Breccia Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Figural Ormolu Clock Garniture, Raingo Frers
By Raingo Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
foliate-cast base and toupie feet; the candelabra conforming also with winged sphinxes and each with ten
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Ormolu Mounted Pedestal after Jean Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
toupie feet. This pedestal is a copy of the celebrated model made circa 1785 by Jean-Henri Riesener
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Mantel Clock 18th Century Louis XVI Period by Arnoux À Paris
Located in Warsaw, PL
and in its centre is a bronze mount in an acanthus motif. It rests on four small finely gilded toupie
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Wood, Giltwood

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Bronze

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Antique Bronze Street Urchin by Charles Anfrie, 1833-1905', 19th Century
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By Brussels Manufactory
Located in Paris, FR
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Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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Ceramic, Sign: Pierrefonds, Made in France, 351
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Antique Print of Wedding and Divorce Customs in Canada by B. Picart, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
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Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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Bronze, Enamel

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Located in Stamford, CT
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Grande Jardinière En Chêne Richement Sculpté, Piètement En Bois Noirci, Xixe
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Located in Berlin, DE
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By Michel
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Vancouver, BC
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Find the exact la toupie you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Making the right choice when shopping for a la toupie may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. Creating a la toupie has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Henry Dasson, Graux Marly, Henri Picard, Joseph Coteau and Lamiral à Paris are consistently popular.

How Much is a La Toupie?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a la toupie in our inventory may begin at $550 and can go as high as $220,408, while the average can fetch as much as $23,300.