Pair of Louis XVI Paris Porcelain Urns with Landscapes, circa 1780

Pair of porcelain of Paris, urns, circa 1820.

Pair of 19th Century English Derby Urns with flowers.

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...

The large center medallion with a tooled gilt scene depicting a cherub and a nymph in a landscape. The central portion of verso consisting of a green ground panel with upturned pinea...