Tableware bedazzled enough to make the veritable beams of the noon day sun bounce. Pierre Philippe Thomire of Paris, naker (1751–1843). Gilder to Marie Antoinette and Napoleon.

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Three light sconce. 1788.
Three light sconce. 1788. Cast by Étienne-Jean or Pierre-Auguste Forestier. Gilt bronze. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/206788?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&ft=Tho.
Centerpiece. ca. 1810-1820.
Centerpiece. ca. 1810-1820. Gilt bronze. Image © the Victoria and Albert Museum. via http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O95002/centrepiece-thomire-pierre-philippe/.
Pair of candelabra in the Empire style. ca. 1830.
Pair of candelabra in the Empire style. ca. 1830. Gilt bronze, gold plating and malachite. Image © Veryimportantlot.com. via https://veryimportantlot.com/en/lot/view/pair-of-fine-empire-candelabra-signed-thomire-a-pa-2141.
Table centerpiece. ca. 1806.
Table centerpiece. Given by Napoleon as a wedding gift to his stepson in 1806. Cast and gilt bronze with hand engraving, cut glass and a silvered mirror. Collection of the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Fair use licence. via https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18636423/#image-rights.

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