Pair of French "Bleu Poudre" Chinese Export Porcelain Ormolu-Mounted Vases

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Magnificent pair of antique French "bleu poudre" Chinese Export porcelain ormolu-mounted vases. This exceptional pair of Regence style bleu poudre porcelain vases are beautifully handcrafted and perched on ormolu-mounted bases, designed with tender flowing vined leaflets on the base, juxtaposed by ormolu prepossessing dragons resting on the canopy-esk gilt bronze head. The porcelain was made with the finest detail placed on each vase. Each porcelain vase was made in China for Export in the 1800s. The ormolu was later finely cast and hand-chiselled in Paris to be placed on the vases, in the mid-1800s. Each dragon is remarkably casted and detailed to a degree unlike any other. The incredible contrast between the majestic ormolu dragons and ardent hand-painted blue porcelain really brings this piece to new heights, in both aesthetics and quality. Circa: 19th Century

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