A pair of Le Nove maiolica fluted baluster two-hanlded vases and covers, the handles formed as masks of mythical beasts, mouths agape issuing scrolls and flowers, painted in bright colours with exotic birds and a butterfly among sprays of morning glories, tulips, chrysanthemums, forget-me-nots and other flowers, each reverse with trailing blooms (damages and restoration), one with painted crown mark, late 19th Century, converted for electricity, wood stands, the vases -- 26in. high