Monumental vase

Pierre Philippe Thomire

lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819 · Russian malachite, composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This celebrated vase was made for the Florentine house of Count Nicholas Demidoff. The Russian Demidoff family owned the lands from which the malachite was mined.

Artist

Pierre Philippe Thomire

Date

lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819

Medium

Russian malachite, composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal

Culture

probably Italian, Florence and French, Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Admiral Frederic R. Harris Gift, 1944