Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Onyx and Ormolu Lidded Urns

An elegant and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Onyx and Ormolu urns. Each exceptional lidded urn is raised by a solid square Onyx base over an Ormolu bottom su...

A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. porcelain and ormolu lidded urns. Each urn is raised by a square ormolu base with elegant Greek key designs at ...

Pair of French Louis XVI / Empire Style Onyx and Bronze Large Affixed Lid Urns. Item features the most dramatic veins throughout the polished onyx stone with attractive cast bronze m...

An exceptional matching pair of exhibition quality bisque porcelain urns / vases, very fine French work, elegant Louis XVI style, finished with luxurious Neoclassical taste, the magnificent, richly decorated ovoid form antique urns / vases adorned in sumptuous finely gilded, chiseled and chased ormolu mounts. Made in France in the late 19th century, having shaped rope twist handles rising above classical female mask mounts decorating the sides, bands of decadent gold-tone gilded bronze floral garland and ribbon draped laurel swags flanked by exuberant scallop-shell running ornamentation, complementing the matte white color of the bisque porcelain. The waisted neck and slightly flared rim with simple decoration, the waisted pedestal base ornamented with stylized acanthus leaves in gilt bronze, leading to a cavetto square white marble socle encircled with stepped scrolling foliate festoon ornamental gilt...