Fire grate and pair of columns

Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843)

V&A (Victoria & Albert Museum)

1788

Louis XVI grate of ormolu and steel with classical and musical motifs; the columns of bronze and ormolu, each supporting a bronze figure; one of Apollo, the other of the Musee Euterpe. Grate: 109.5 cm x 84.5cm x 48.5 cm. Columns: h.105 cm.

• Medium: Grate: ormolu & steel, Columns: bronze & ormolu
• Art Fund Grant: £39025 ( Total: £156,100)
• ArtFunded in: 1988
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Commissioned by Linnell for Uxbridge House but rejected and sold to Courtenay for the music room at Powderham. Christie's 1987.

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