A gilt-bronze and champlevé enamel mounted Sèvres style porcelain vase Paris, circa 1890

Overall good condition; lacking cover; the gilt-bronze retaining its original gilding and with some rubbing and wear around masks with some areas of oxidation to crevices overall with some areas of dirt; enamels in good condition; the porcelain appears to bee in good condition with rubbing and wear to gilding especially to neck with some losses to the gilt-decoration; loss to painted decoration to reverse with rubbing.
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