A pair of French porcelain figural large scent bottles late 19th century

modelled as a bearded Turkish sultan and his companion, each wearing richly embroidered gold-trimmed robes and standing on a low square claret-ground base.

Male figure: Stopper lacking; minor flat chip to the top edge of the base at the front. Female figure: Stopper lacking; minor flat chip to the top edge of the base at the side; some minor rubbing to the gilding of the base; the blue enamel of her coat as misfired resulting in patches of white on the arms and across the back.
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