A fine pair of 19th century ormolu-mounted Sevres-style porcelain urns or vases Each of ovoid...

A fine pair of 19th century ormolu-mounted Sevres-style porcelain urns or vases
Each of ovoid form with waisted neck, the gadrooned rim over fluted frieze, the porcelain body finely decorated with two scroll-edged panels, one vase with two cherubs painting a still life before two sculptural busts, representing the Liberal Arts, the other side panel with a suitor standing over a recumbent lady on a stone bench, the other vase with similar panels, one with cherubs emblematic of Music, the second panel with a lady reading on a terrace watched by a gentleman with tricorn hat, each panel reserved on a gilt diaperwork ground, between scroll-topped foliate handles with foliate pendants, the ormolu base with spiral fluting over leaf-capped scroll, foliate swags, and square base with projecting corners, 19", (48cm) high.
For a pair of similar vases, see Bonhams, Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts, 16th June 2014, lot 5241.