Surtout De Table (Table Centerpiece) (France), ca. 1810

Centerpiece consisting of two urn-shaped freestanding gilt bronze candelabra, two bowls on pedestals, one large bowl supported by three female figures on pedestal, and eight gilt bronze and glass tiered stands, all arranged on five-section gilt-bronze and mirrored oval plateau; ten gilt bronze female figures in classical garb inserted at points in rim of plateau where sections are joined by architectonic pedestals. Figures typical of personages in the joyful chorus of a vintage celebration. Example of Thomire’s production of classical themes of Greek origin in design. Companion objects for table: four short oval stands on rectangular bases, six short circular stands on square bases.

Glass 2-tiered dishes: (u and w); Urn-shaped candelabra bases (-hh and -jj); Four-arm candelabra tops (-ii and -kk); Bowls on pedestals: (-ll and -mm); Center piece with three figures: (-nn); Pedestals (-pp/-ww); Figures for pedestals (-f and -o): Women wrapped in shawls ( -g and -n); Women with chalices ( -h and -f); Women with wreaths (- o and -i); Women with instruments ( -k and -j); Women with wheat sheafs (-m and -l).
Companion objects: Oval stands (-x/ -aa); Circular stands: (-bb/-gg).