A PAIR OF RUSSIAN ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND MALACHITE TWO-HANDED URNS Circa 1840-1850

bronze, ormolu, patina, malachite H: 40 cm Each with a campana-shaped vase, the everted lip mounted with beaded lambrequin decoration, the body chased in the Gothic taste, and the acanthus-cast shaped handles decorated with ram's heads, on a gadrooned and foliate-cast square stand. Provenance: Private collection, South of France