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

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 ...

A most elegant and high quality pair of French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Sèvres Porcelain and Ormolu urns. This stunning pair of cobalt blue lidded urns are raised by square S...

Louis XVI Pair of Ormolu Mounted Egyptian Alabaster Tripod Covered Urns, late 18th century. 11.75" H x 4.75" Diameter. Provenance: From a New York City Collection; Christie's, London...

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...