A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each of urn shape, flanked by paired scrolled handles above rams' heads and a guilloche panelled collar, above an upswept foliate base and waisted turned socle, on a rectangular spreading plinth mounted with later mounts emblematic of Mercury, and on a stiff-leaf border
16¼ in. (41 cm.) high; the base: 4¼ in. (11 cm.) square (2)
A PAIR OF LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORPHYRY VASES
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Each of urn shape, flanked by paired scrolled handles above rams' heads and a guilloche panelled collar, above an upswept foliate base and waisted turned socle, on a rectangular spreading plinth mounted with later mounts emblematic of Mercury, and on a stiff-leaf border
16¼ in. (41 cm.) high; the base: 4¼ in. (11 cm.) square (2)