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Clock, Jean-Baptiste Lepaute French, Marble, bronze and gilt-bronze; chapter rings of white enamel; movement of brass and steel, French, Paris — Clock
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1775–80

Monumental vase, Pierre Philippe Thomire French, Russian malachite, composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal, probably Italian, Florence and French, Paris — Monumental vase
Pedestal and mounts by Pierre Philippe Thomire
lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire), Guillaume Benneman, Oak veneered with tulipwood, kingwood, holly partly stained green, ebony, and mahogany; brèche d'Alep marble (not original); modern leather; gilt-bronze mounts, French, Paris — Drop-front secretary (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en armoire)
Multiple artists/makers
1786–87

Vase on a column stand, Hôtel des Menus-Plaisirs, Versailles, Egyptian porphyry, gilt-bronze mounts, French, Versailles and Paris — Vase on a column stand
Multiple artists/makers
after 1771–72, mounts ca. 1780

Allegory of the Maréchal de Villars’s Victory at Denain, Louis Simon Boizot French, Bronze, French, Paris — Allegory of the Maréchal de Villars’s Victory at Denain
Model by Louis Simon Boizot
Founder Cast and later modified by Pierre Philippe Thomire
1806, modified 1818

Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière), Etienne-Jean Forestier, Gilt bronze, French, Paris — Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière)
Multiple artists/makers
1788

Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories, Pierre Philippe Thomire French, Gilt bronze, French — Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories
Pierre Philippe Thomire
ca. 1810–15

Twelve-light torchère (one of a pair), Pierre Philippe Thomire French, Malachite veneered on copper, patinated bronze, gilt bronze, French — Twelve-light torchère (one of a pair)
Pierre Philippe Thomire
ca. 1840

Nicolas Poussin, Pierre Julien French, Bronze, French — Nicolas Poussin
After a model by Pierre Julien
Founder Cast by the firm of Pierre Philippe Thomire
early 19th century

Design for a Clock

Attributed to Pierre Philippe Thomire

n.d.

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