Thomire & Cie. Furniture

Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra, 19th century. Five foliage-inspired candleholders are conjoined by intricate gilt bronze scrollin...

French massive mantel clock of Psyche and Cupid signed Deniere. Superb example after the original late 18th century model by Claud Michalon. This version was made by the famous early...

This pair of bronze candelabras are high quality fire gilded with three candle cups each. These 19th century sculptural candle holders are in the Louis XV style. Starting at the ba...

PRESENTING A LOVELY Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Centerpiece Bowl. Made by Wedgwood in England in 1957 and fully and properly marked/stamped on base...

A very fine and palatial French 19th/20th century Christofle & Cie Louis XV style silvered figural centerpiece, fitted with an oval diamond-cut-glass center-dish, attributed to Bacca...

The main components of this unique centerpiece are its 24-karat gold plated brass base and the exquisitely crafted multicolored Murano glass sculptural piece at the top, perfectly cu...

A fine pair of French Charles X ormolu (gilt-bronze) candelabra, beautifully and crisply cast, with hand burnishing in places. With three branches and a central flambe. Acanthus deco...

This magnificent piece will enhance the look of any room it is placed in, thanks to its exquisite craftsmanship and the detailed decorations that run throughout its external surface....

This centerpiece has a striking appearance and is constructed from three main components. The base and stand are in 24-karat gold-plated brass. Sitting on top of the base is a decora...

Large French Rococo Revival 950 silver oval centerpiece plateau, circa 1890. Curvilinear cartouche with 6 leaf-mounted scroll supports. Beaded oval...

A fine pair of antique French bases for etageres. By Pierre-Phillippe Thomire. In doré gilt bronze. Each with a central column with a mounting thread to the top surrounded by a la...

Exceptional centerpiece in silvered and gilded bronze, composed of a naiad riding a dolphin, supporting a chiseled shell decorated with reeds, adorned with the head of a river god on its bow and on which a winged love blows in a conch. The whole rests on a pedestal decorated with dolphin heads and cut-out leathers, ending with a porphyry base with molded steps. Historical and artistic context Centers and naves of tables are attested in France from the Middle Ages in order to present spices and other condiments brought from distant lands around the Mediterranean or from the trade of the Silk Roads. The importance of their presence on prestigious tables will be confirmed throughout the decorative arts, evolving during the 19th century in centerpieces, becoming a central element of decoration. Here we find a true virtuosity in the composition and representation of the human figure which is reminiscent of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance. Indeed, the fluidity of the lines of the naiad can be compared to the nymph of Fontainebleau by Benvenuto Cellini preserved at the Louvre museum and dated 1545, while the naturalist representation of the marine setting refers to the work of Wenzel Jamnitzer...