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PENDULE DE THOMIRE
in patinated bronze and gilt bronze. It represents
Achilles, leaning against a post, in which the dial is displayed, surrounded by military attributes.
The dial signed Thomire et Compagnie- Moinet aîné Horloger.
Rectangular base decorated with a shield and military attributes.
Signed on the base THOMIRE in PARIS Empire period
H: 49 - W: 37.5 - D: 19.5 cm
The signature Moinet aîné corresponds to Louis
Moinet, watchmaker active in Paris, rue de la Poterie, from 1806 to 1820.
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1757-1853) was the most important Parisian bronze-maker of the last quarter of the 18th century and the first decades of the following century. At the beginning, he worked for Pierre Gouthière, the king's chiseler and founder, and then collaborated with Louis Prieur from the mid-1770s. He then became one of the official bronze workers at the Royal Manufacture of Sèvres, working on the bronze decoration of most of the great creations of the time. After the Revolution, he bought the business of Martin-Eloi
Lignereux's business and became the biggest supplier of furniture bronzes for the imperial castles and palaces.
At the same time, he worked for a rich French and foreign private clientele, including some of Napoleon's marshals. Finally, he retired from business in 1823.
His sons-in-law and grandchildren perpetuated the name of Thomire until the reign of Louis-Philippe, under the name of Thomire et al.
Philippe, under the name Thomire et Cie.
EMP2021
in patinated bronze and gilt bronze. It represents
Achilles, leaning against a post, in which the dial is displayed, surrounded by military attributes.
The dial signed Thomire et Compagnie- Moinet aîné Horloger.
Rectangular base decorated with a shield and military attributes.
Signed on the base THOMIRE in PARIS Empire period
H: 49 - W: 37.5 - D: 19.5 cm
The signature Moinet aîné corresponds to Louis
Moinet, watchmaker active in Paris, rue de la Poterie, from 1806 to 1820.
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1757-1853) was the most important Parisian bronze-maker of the last quarter of the 18th century and the first decades of the following century. At the beginning, he worked for Pierre Gouthière, the king's chiseler and founder, and then collaborated with Louis Prieur from the mid-1770s. He then became one of the official bronze workers at the Royal Manufacture of Sèvres, working on the bronze decoration of most of the great creations of the time. After the Revolution, he bought the business of Martin-Eloi
Lignereux's business and became the biggest supplier of furniture bronzes for the imperial castles and palaces.
At the same time, he worked for a rich French and foreign private clientele, including some of Napoleon's marshals. Finally, he retired from business in 1823.
His sons-in-law and grandchildren perpetuated the name of Thomire until the reign of Louis-Philippe, under the name of Thomire et al.
Philippe, under the name Thomire et Cie.
EMP2021