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A Marvelous and Quite Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Jeweled Celeste Blue Ground Covered Vases with Four Main Panels.
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A Marvelous and Quite Large Pair of French 19th Century Ormolu Mounted Sevres Porcelain Jeweled Celeste Blue Ground Covered Vases with Four Main Panels. Each vase of baluster form with a wider mid-section, waisted base which terminates to a square ormolu mount, waisted top section, and upper lids with porcelain white and gilt acorn finials. Each vase is complete with a main panel which depicts a mythological scene of maidens riding dolphins with mermaids in the background and merman sounding a conch shell. The reverse of each vase consists of a main panel which depicts tropical birds in a forest. Each panel is hand-painted with the finest and most exquisite details. Both vases are further jeweled with white paste decoration. The vases are further adorned with 24K gilding and top-quality French Dore Bronze Mounts, which are hand-chased and hand-chiseled. Sevres vases of this size, quality, condition, and age are rarely found in todays market. France, Circa: 1870 HEIGHT: 29 Inches. DIAMETER: 11 Inches.