A pair of cast, gilt bronze and onyx mantle vases in the form of amoretti holding white onyx vases.

Height 41cm. Paris Bronze Factory Mark "Vor PAILLARD A PARIS F... DE BRONZES". Marks on the objects are very rare. Louis XVI style. The vases are fine French Second Empire bronze works of art of (Napoleon III) ment for the interiors of rich bourgeois houses. France, Paris, French bronze producer Paillard, 1850-1860s. The vases are of importance to collectors and antique dealers. Official letter by the Museum of Decorative Arts