241. A pair of Louis XVI style porphyry vases with ormolu ornamentation, 19th century. Pair of Louis XVI style ormolu-mounted porphyry vases, 19th century Each of baluster form with mermaid handles flanked by hairy rams heads issuing ribbon-tied berried laurel swags, above upswept acanthus leaves, waisted socle and on square plinth, lacking covers, 38cm high, (14 1/2in high) 38cm high, 14 1/2in high) Provenance Galerie Boskovitch, Brussels. The fish-tailed nymph mounts are reminiscent of the production of the celebrated bronzier Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751-1843). The Sèvres factory listed a number of wares with ormolu mounts by Thomire produced in 1783-4 described as 'Garniture... à petite femme, en queue de poissons'.