A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE-MOUNTED SÈVRES STYLE COBALT BLUE PORCELAIN LIDDED VASES Paris, Late 19th/Early 20th Century

the sides painted with cartouches depicting a lady playing a harp and a dancing couple within gilt highlights, the lids painted with pseudo-Sèvres marks

Gilt bronze with some light oxidation and surface dirt in crevices. Some rubbing to extremitites of leaves of handles. Each with one handle loose. Cobalt blue ground with some scratches. Gilt highlights with some losses.
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