A large pair of Louis XVI style gilt bronze-mounted Sèvres style cobalt blue-ground porcelain vases France, late 19th/early 20th century

painted by and signed Poitevin, one titled La Promenade à Versailles, the other Le Printemps, the backs painted with castle views by lakesides

Overall in fair condition with the usual tarnishing and dirt to gilt bronze mounts consistent with age and atmospheric conditions through the years. Restoration to lids and overpaint to gilt highlight decoration. One vase with visible restoration to foot.
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For identical models see: Christie's, London, October 26, 2000, lot 282, which sold for £80,750; another with burgundy ­ground sold The Marshall B. Coyne Collection, Sotheby's, New York, June 6, 2001, lot 247, sold for $170,750; another, possibly the present lot, sold Christie's New York, October 24, 2005, lot 154, for $156,000