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LOT 62:
Empire Bronze Figural Candelabrum, Pierre Philippe Thomire
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Sold for: $5,500
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
$
7,054.30
Start price:
$
1,000
Estimate :
$2,000 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 21%
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sales tax: 6%
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Empire Bronze Figural Candelabrum, Pierre Philippe Thomire
An Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Four Light Candelabrum, Pierre Philippe Thomire, Paris, Circa 1810. Modeled as a Classical figure clutching a floor torchiere raised on a tall rectangular plinth base with applied reliefs of Classical figures in various pursuits. The plinth base incised 'P Thomire a Paris'.
Dimensions: Height 34 3/4in; width 12in; depth 11in.
Provenance: Property from a Philadelphia Main Line Collection.
Condition:
Nicely cast and chased. Well detailed. General marks, scratches, rubbing, spotting and darkening to gilding in areas. There is a small loss of applied decoration to the base of torchiere. Previously electrified; the rectangular gilt bronze base has a drilled hole to the reverse that once took a cord. There is a small crack to the gilt bronze base at reverse. Two candle arms are slightly loose. The bobeches are possibly replacements.
