A pair of ormolu Medici vases in the shape of a crater with a pearled and gadrooned border, above a frieze of vines and decorated with figures representing mythological characters such as Achilles, Ulysses or Agamemnon. The fluted handles emerge from bearded masks, all resting on a flared and fluted circular foot. Signed on the terrace "THOMIRE A PARIS". H. 34.5 cm - D. 24 cm - L. with handles: 23 cm Provenance: Djahanguir Riahi Collection Note: Our vases are based on the two famous Medici and Borghese vases: Our vases are based on the two famous Medici and Borghese vases. The first, in the Musée des Offices, Florence, depicts the Trojan War episode in which Agamemnon and Achilles consult the Delphic oracle. The second, currently in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (Inv. M.985), depicts Dionysus and Ariadne in a procession of satyrs and bacchantes.