PAIR OF LOUIS XVI PERIOD COVERED POTPOURRI VASES In red lacquered sheet metal, decorated with chased and gilded bronze, the removable lid surmounted by a handle in the shape of a leafy seed, the body encircled by a frieze of pearls held in place by ribbon bows, the handles with swan-neck motifs, the pedestal with channels encircled by a frieze decorated with water leaves. H.28 cm (11 in.) l.22 cm (8 ½ in.) A pair of Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted and red lacquered tole covered vases forming pots-pourris