A pair of baluster-shaped vases in veined red marble, with ormolu mounts, pedestals and lids decorated with garlands of flowers, laurel friezes and foliage. Swan-neck handles with acanthus-leaf attachments and pine-cone fretel. Louis XVI style. H. 53 cm. Accidents to one neck, formerly restored with fillings and chips; missing bronze decoration, one fretel to be refixed; oxidation stains.