It has been suggested that that the fine relief ornament to these vases bares resemblance to Thomas Wilkinsons tracings of George Bullock's brass inlay designs.

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Blairman's/Murray, George Bullock Cabinet Maker, Cameron Books, London 1988. P. 13-14. A comparative pair of marble vases with low cut relief ornament can be seen p.145. fig.72.