A pair of Hand Painted Monumental Ormolu-mounted Sèvres Porcelain Cobalt-Blue Napoleonic Vases and Covers by H. Desprez
$45,000.00
Sèvres Antique Porcelain
The bodies well-painted to show cavalry scenes from the Napoleonic wars, the necks with large crowned initial "N" within laurel wreaths flanked by eagles, the rim painted in gilt with the names of Napoleonic battles, Eylau, Iena, etc., the socles painted with large gilt eagles, raised on rectangular bronze bases on claw feet.
Origin: French
Date: circa 1860
Size: H: 54, D: 14 in.