460 - PIERRE GOUTHIERE (1732–1831), attributed to,

PIERRE GOUTHIERE (1732–1831), attributed to, Ovoid vase in Revna jasper and chiseled, gilded bronze, decorated with foliage, friezes of small flowers, beaded laurel garlands, friezes of ovals, and foliated scrolls. The handles are shaped like tritons. The pedestal rests on a quadrangular base. Louis XVI period Height: 41 cm Note. Several similar vases attributed to Pierre Gouthière have appeared at public auction, with the sole difference being that the children are looking outward, whereas on our example, their hands touch the lid. We find the same bronze decoration on a brown marble vase featured in the Galliéra auction of December 4, 1963. On a number of ewers, we also find the arrangement of bronze figures touching the neck of the vase with their hands, as well as similarities in the bronze work, particularly in the detailing of the child Triton and the bronze garlands of oak leaves extending from the lower part of his body. A pair of comparable ewers is housed in the Pittsburgh Museum. Pierre Gouthière was likely one of the most talented engravers of the second half of the 18th century. He obtained his license as an ordinary gilder for the Menus Plaisirs in 1767, which allowed him both to gain a certain reputation and to build the finest clientele of the era; to name just one of his clients: the Duke of Aumont