"Pair Of Gilt Bronze Vases Empire Period"
Elegant pair of chiseled and gilded bronze vases from the Empire period circa 1805 In the shape of an amphora, ovoid body decorated with applied angels on one side, wreaths of flowers, arrows and leaves on the other side . Palmette handles and acanthus leaf ending in a scrolled mask. Collar with water leaf pattern. pearls and gadroons Each vase rests on a pedestal decorated with cornucopias, torches, quivers, knots, pine cones, beribboned wreaths and ivies