A LARGE PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT BRONZE MOUNTED SÈVRES STYLE PORCELAIN VASES Paris, circa 1890s

the front of each vase with finely painted cartouches depicting mythological scenes of Venus and Mars attended by cupids and their respective attributes, all within elaborately gilt-highlighted foliate encadrements, the back with cloud-borne amours, one vase signed Jocelyn, the lid with pseudo-Sèvres interlaced L marks.