Massive Pair of Chinese Turquoise Porcelain, French Dore Bronze Mounted Vases

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A magnificent and exceptional pair of massive antique French 18th century Louis XV period doré bronze and Chinese Turquoise ground porcelain hand engraved basket weave form vases. The porcelain, Chinese and first half of 18th century and the ormolu, mounted in Paris in the second half of the 18th century. Of ovoid form with flared necks, the body of each of these vases was expertly hand engraved with an electrifying turquoise blue ground. They are further finished with gorgeous hand-engraved basket weave motif. The doré bronze base and handles were mounted in Paris in the second half of 18th century and are typical of the Louis XV design with scrolling open work terminating at foliage ends in the Rococo style. Porcelain: Chinese, circa first half of the 1700s Doré bronze: Paris, circa second half of the 1700s.

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