Twelve-light torchère (one of a pair)
Object type: Torchère 
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Pierre Philippe Thomire
Artist bio: French, Paris 1751–1843 Paris
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1840
Medium: Malachite veneered on copper, patinated bronze, gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 102 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8in. (259.1 x 42.9 x 42.9cm);
Pedestal: 42 1/2 x 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 in., approx. 200lb. (108 x 42.9 x 42.9 cm, 90.7194kg);
Plinth: 14 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.,  approx. 40lb. (35.6 x 31.1 x 31.1 cm, 18.1439kg);
Urn: 25 1/2 x 19 in., approx. 40lb. (64.8 x 48.3 cm, 18.1439kg)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit line: Gift of Rodman A. de Heeren, 1964
Accession year: 1964