Bidspirit auction | Pair Bronze-Mounted Porcelain Mantel Vases

Pair Bronze-Mounted Porcelain Mantel Vases - Origin: Continental Date: Circa 1890 Period/Style: Late 19th-century decorative arts Materials: Porcelain with polychrome and gilt decoration, bronze mounts Form: Pair of mantel vases Description: A pair of ovoid porcelain vases on white grounds, each decorated with an oval scene of two classically draped women amid flowers and butterflies. Gilt scrollwork frames the pictorial reserves, with scattered floral sprays above and below. The reverse of each vase carries a larger polychrome bouquet. Bronze collars encircle the open mouths with suspended floral swags and ribbon-like drops. Foliate bronze bases support the tapering bodies on short outward-curving feet, completing the matching arrangement of porcelain and metal ornament. Dimensions: 9.5 in. H, 5.5 in. W, 4.5 in. D, each. Shipping Note: While Stevens Auction Company does not provide packing and shipping services, we do have a list of recommended third-party shippers to assist you in shipping to and from our facility. Please note that property must be removed from our premises within fifteen (15) days following the auction. Property not removed within this time frame is subject to a storage charge of $10 per day per item as outlined in our terms and conditions. Please review our website, stevensauction.com, for a list of recommended shippers and other information. Please contact us at info@stevensauction.com if you require further assistance. Condition: Minor gilt wear and rubbing and darkening to the bronze mounts. A fine line within one pictorial reserve may be a hairline. Please inspect all photographs carefully. Stevens Auction Company provides this condition report as a courtesy; bidders should inspect the property in person whenever possible. Dimensions: 9.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 in