A pair of Italian patinated bronze 'Medici' and 'Borghese' vases 19th century

one a copy of the Medici vase, depicting Iphigenia seated below a statue of goddess, perhaps Diana, with heroic warriors on either sides, the fluted loop handles rising from satyrs' heads, on an acanthus-leaf carved base raised on a gadrooned base and square plinth; the other loosely based on the 'Borghese' vase

Koller, Zürich, 26 March 2009, lot 1241

In good condition, with minor marks and scratches consistent with age. Good patination.
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The monumental 'Medici' vase, sculpted in the 1st century AD as a garden ornament, resurfaced in the inventory of Villa Medici, Rome, in 1598, and has been on display in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, since 1780. The 'Borghese' vase, on the other hand, made in Rome in the latter half of the 1st century BC, depicts a Bacchanalian procession. Acquired by the Borghese family in the 16th century, it was later bought by Napoleon I and  has been displayed in the Louvre since 1811.

For a nearly identical pair in gilt-bronze, see Sotheby's New York, Fine European Furniture, 3 April 2009, lot 206.