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Monumental vase

Pedestal and mounts by Pierre Philippe Thomire French
lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 553
This celebrated vase was made for the Florentine house of Count Nicholas Demidoff. The Russian Demidoff family owned the lands from which the malachite was mined.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Monumental vase
  • Maker: Pedestal and mounts by Pierre Philippe Thomire (French, Paris 1751–1843 Paris)
  • Date: lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819
  • Culture: probably Italian, Florence and French, Paris
  • Medium: Russian malachite, composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal
  • Dimensions: Overall: H. with pedestal 109 1/4 in., Wt. 1575lb. (277.5 cm, 714.4153kg); Vase: H. without pedestal 63 3/4 x Circum. at top 54 x Circum. at bottom 30 (161.9 x 137.2 x 76.2 cm); Pedestal: H. 45 1/2 x W. 37 1/2 x D. 37 1/2 in. (115.6 x 95.3 x 95.3 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Admiral Frederic R. Harris Gift, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.152a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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