Thomire & Cie. Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Historism Tazza in Renaissance style made of bronze with putti and griffin decor.

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

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....

19th century French Rococo Revival silver plate oval shape footed centerpiece plateau. The plateau features a curvilinear cartouche with 6 leaf-mou...

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...

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...

Louis XVI centerpiece bronze centerpiece Origin France Circa 1930 Materials Bronze and glass excellent overall condition Original silver patina with some natural wear due to its age....

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...

This centerpiece is executed using traditional artisanal methods but features a modern design. The combination of past and present elements makes this piece a truly timeless object o...

Centerpiece. calamine. France, 19th century. Centerpiece made of calamine slightly raised on legs and that has two handles on the sides. The elaborate and delicate decoration based...

Centerpiece. calamine. France, 19th century. Patinated calamine centerpiece with legs and a complex decoration based on plant and architectural elements that draw curves and counte...

German Rococo 800 silver centerpiece, ca 1900. Ovoid and bellied bowl with leaf and flower-capped split-mounted double-scroll end handles, and four scroll-mounted supports. Exuberant leafing scrolls, layered scallop shells, and open flower-strewn diaper. Two scrolled and bead...