A pair of French gilt-bronze-mounted green glass double gourd vases in Louis XV style, 19th century

each with a gilt-bronze neck and boldly cast acanthus leaf handles, on an acanthus leaf cast pierced base

In overall very good condition. Some black residue on the mounts. Good quality casting.
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Comparative Literature:
Shelley M. Bennett and Carolyn Sargentson, French Art of the Eighteenth Century at the Huntington,The Huntington Library, 2008, no. 55, pp.158-159.

This pair of vases is loosely based upon a Yuan dynasty Chinese green celadon double gourd vase mounted with Louis XV gilt-bronze mounts, now in the Huntington Collection. Although the latter vase has mounts cast with vine leaves and grapes, the present pair are clearly inspired by this model.