BY THOMIRE, CIRCA 1820

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU SMALL TAZZE
BY THOMIRE, CIRCA 1820
Each of circular form with waisted foliate shaft issuing S-shaped scrolls and a foliate ring surmounted by a platform, the base with trailing foliate frieze and a vine moulding above a foliate base and on palmette paw feet, each signed 'THOMIRE A PARIS' and variously numbered, the cut glass cups lacking
7 in. (18 cm.) high; 6½ in. (17 cm.) diameter (2)

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Lot Essay

Elements of Thomire's neo classical oeuvre are exhibited in this distinctive pair of signed tazze, specifically the acanthus volutes terminating in floriated roundels, the unique foliate wreath, anthemion motifs and lion paws feet. They are closely related to a set of sweetmeat dishes, sold Sotheby's, New York, 24 May 2007, lot 23, and to a pair of porte coupes, signed 'THOMIRE A PARIS', sold Sotheby's, Paris, 25 June 2003, lot 138, which also display these characteristic motifs.

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