Pair 19th Century Monumental Antique Sevres French Porcelain Ormolu Urns, circa 1860 Decorative Arts The casket is based on

The casket is based on a design from Al Jazari's "Book of Knowledge"

he was a friend and contemporary of Jean Arp

An unusual antique Italian porcelain pitcher jug in the Neoclassical style

circa 1800

at the National Museum of Art in Osaka

Pair 19th Century Monumental Antique Sevres French Porcelain Ormolu Urns, circa 1860 Decorative Arts The casket is based onAn exceptional & monumental pair of antique Sevres style porcelain & ormolu hand painted lidded urns, circa 1860. Each urn having a cobalt blue ground with a domed top lid mounted with an ormolu 'pineapple' finial, below are twin ormolu handles with floral and acanthus decoration and a central floral rosette. The baluster shaped urns are very finely painted with harbor scenes and figures in 18th century dress, the urns having circular socle bases and