Two pairs of French gilt-bronze, blue glass and white marble vases and covers, early 19th century

each with a removable berried foliate finial, above a gadrooned neck and baluster shaped body with bacchic mask handles and swags of fruiting vines, on a trumpet berried laurel foot and beaded square base

Mrs Anna Thomson Dodge, Rose Terrace, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA
One pair sold Christie's, London, 24th June 1971, lot 11, not illustrated and formerly in a tooled pink leather case. 
Partridge, London.

In overall good conserved condition. One vase is a little loose and just needs the screw tightening up. Very minor tarnishing to the beading on the base of one pair.
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An identical pair lacking covers was sold, Christie's, London, 6th December 1984, lot 2.