A fine pair of Louis XVI style gilt-bronze mounted verde antico marble covered urns on pedestals Paris, last quarter 19th century

Overall very good restored condition; the gilt bronze has been lightly cleaned with minor areas of dirt, rubbing and wear; the first urn with some very good restoration to one edge of the rim of the cover; small areas if infilling and restoration to the molded rim of the urn; small chips to the edge of the shoulder; small chips to the bottom edge of the circular neck; large chip to the bottom edge of the circular foot approximately 1 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch; the other urn with wear and minor chips to the edges of the cover; the urn with minor chip to the edges of the rim; the first column with minor chips to the top edge and with a large repaired chip with some infilling; four shallow chips to the bottom edge with some minor chips; the other column with three large shallow chips to the bottom edge and with some minor chips; the first base with small chips to the bottom edge especially to the corners; the other with old infilled repaired breaks to the square base with some infilled chips and cracks. Overall with the usual old surface scratches to the marble with wear and rubbing at joins of marbles and urns.
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