French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Mounts on Chinese Export Porcelain Urns

A beautifully detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Chinese export porcelain and Ormolu lidded urn. This wonderful lidded pot pourri urn is supported by four foliate Ormolu feet ...

A stunning and extremely decorative true pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with concave corners, decorated with fitted decorative interlocking designs and a fine wrap around beaded band. The beautifully shaped vase displays a lovely lightly curved design decorated with exceptional wonderfully executed hand painted floral designs and striking gold tooled patterns. At the center is a circular reserve with a charming finely detailed cherub holding flowers amidst a ribbon flanked by beautiful cornucopias and lovely foliate designs set on a striking gold tooled background. Impressive scrolled acanthus leaf ormolu handles lead up each side with unique berries and lovely beaded trim centering the elegantly curved neck with a most decorative mottled and beaded wrap around band at the rim. Above is the stunning crown shaped removable lid with additional lovely gold tooled foliate designs and a majestic floral finial above. Also finished inside and all original gilt throughout. André Rivaud...

A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted blue-glazed enamel over bronze vases with allegorical masks, rings and wreaths. The porcelain is...

An exemplary pair of 19th century Samson porcelain urns with ormolu bronze mountings. Each urn is covered with a hand painted porcelain lid matching the body of the vessel surrounded by a ormolu bronze rim and topped with finial in an intricate foliate motif. The vessels are hand painted with floral motifs comprising red, pink, green, blue and purple flowers over a vibrant green background among other decorative elements. Each urn is mounted with intricate ormolu bronze handles and bases each in a foliate motif. Provenance John Nelson Antiques...