177. Paire de vases balustres en porcelaine de Sèvres, vers 1888-89 A pair of Sèvres baluster vases, circa 1888-89 Each of elongated ovoid shape with a mottled lapis ground edged with gilt bands, 34 cm high, 13 cm diam., each stamped with "DORE A SEVRES 89" and "S 88" pill-shaped mark, with M in under-glaze blue and various incised letters and numerals, (2) Provenance Private Collection, France. An identical vase was given to Victor Hugo for his eightieth birthday, now in the Maison de Victor Hugo - Hauteville House, inv. 1156.