A PAIR OF FRENCH SEVRES-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED VASES, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF FRENCH SEVRES-STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED VASES, LATE 19TH CENTURY oviform, the cobalt hard-paste bodies with Louis XVI-style gilt mounts, with domed covers terminating in pinecone finials, sloping shoulders and rocaille handles with suspending flower gardlands surrounding cartouches with female heads encircled in crystals and topped by ribbons, the stepped circular bases with scrolling palmette and striated borders, supported by four ball feet; overall height of each: 56 cm (22 1/16 in.)