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An Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Three-Piece Surtout de Table, Attributed to Denière
$93,160.19
£68,000
€79,681.59
CA$128,758.75
A$136,897.13
CHF 74,029.84
MX$1,628,433.20
NOK 927,328.96
SEK 846,927.24
DKK 595,248.92
About the Item
A Palatial and Important Empire Period Gilt-Bronze Three-Piece Surtout de Table, Attributed to Denière, Paris.
Comprising three mirrored platform sections with a rectangular central platform between two mirrored ‘D’-end sections. The surrounding balustrade is modelled with seated winged nymphs holding cornucopias from which doves’ are feeding. Between are shallow tazzas on leaf cast baluster stems. To the middle of each side stand winged nymphs holding aloft two glass stem vases. The whole is supported on a frieze applied with vine mounts. It is raised on leaf cast block feet will palm fronds.
France, Circa 1810.
Readily associated with the production of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843), the most celebrated bronzier-ciseleur of the Empire period, this magnificent surtout de table can be attributed to Thomire’s contemporary Jean-François Denière (1744 – 1866) who supplied a closely related example to the US President James Monroe in 1817. The decorative motifs apparent are characteristic of both Thomire and Denière’s production, but an attribution to the latter is more relevant with consideration of the winged nymphs. These winged nymphs standing on spheres are most distinctive, and identical to those on the surtout de table supplied by Denière to President James Monroe for the White House dining room. They hold aloft wreaths with glass vases, for flower stems, but could also hold candles.
The purpose of a surtout de table is as an ornamental centrepiece for a formal dining table. Arrangements of candelabra, flower-filled vases and dishes holding fruit, can be placed on the mirrored plateau which is designed to reflect candlelight. The fashion for such surtout de tables began with Emperor Napoleon, with one visible in a painting of the sumptuous wedding of Napoleon and his second wife Marie-Louise in 1812. Several similar examples were made for Napoleon to give to his mother, sisters, and a few of his marshals.
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33 cm)Width: 87.41 in (222 cm)Depth: 34.26 in (87 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1810
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Brighton, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: B781001stDibs: LU1028046178232
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