A pair of Napoleon III ormolu and cream marble urns

IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, CIRCA 1870

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A pair of Napoleon III ormolu and cream marble urns
In the Louis XVI Style, Circa 1870
Each with a domed lid and berried finial, above a waisted neck, flanked to each side by a pair of square shaped spiral-turned handles, above a spreading socle, on square panelled plinth and square stepped base, the underside stamped MASSELOTTE
13½ in. (34.2 cm.) high (2)

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These urns are based on the celebrated model, now in the Wallace Collection, London, known as Cassolette à monter or vase 'Daguerre ovale', with its gilt-bronze mounts attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire and supplied by the marchand-mercier Daguerre.

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