Important Pair Of Louis XV Style Marble Covered Vases, 19th Century

Important pair of covered vases in antique green marble and gilt bronze mount from the late 19th century. Flared bodies decorated on each side with a gilt bronze handle in a finely chiseled, eventful shape with a bouquet of reeds on its top. Upper part encircled by a leafy molding with a shell in the center on each side. Lid topped with a delicately chiseled burst pomegranate, marble pedestal resting on a square gilt bronze base chiseled with foliage. Original gilding in very good condition cleaned by our workshop. The Louvre Museum has had an identical pair of vases in its collection since 1909, also part of the inventory of the Mobilier National (see photo and link to the Mobilier National). Our pair of vases was made after a model made in Rome in the 17th century, the gilt bronze mount was added in Paris in the 18th century. This vase is also part of the Louvre Museum collection (see photo)https://collection.mobilier-national.fr/objet/GML-8042-001https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010089584