PAIR OF LARGE FAIENCE VESSELS BY THEODORE DECK AND GOLDEN BRONZE FROM THE LATE 19th CENTURY, circa 1870-80 With a turquoise-blue base and two handles in the form of a foliate sature mask, the base and neck adorned with laurel wreaths; one damaged and previously restored. Marked: Th. DECK H.72.5 cm (28 ½ in.) Provenance: From an estate in the south of France belonging to an aristocratic Italian family. A pair of late 19th century gilt-bronze mounted and earthenware vases, by Theodore Deck, circa 1870-80