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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 419617, member: 5833&quot;]Whether by chance or the deviousness of the Internet, today&#039;s e-mail brought this link:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/material/ceramic/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/material/ceramic/" rel="nofollow">https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/material/ceramic/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>which includes this item:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/19th-century-japonisme-cache-pot/id-f_11380201/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/19th-century-japonisme-cache-pot/id-f_11380201/" rel="nofollow">https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/vases-vessels/planters-cachepots-jardinieres/19th-century-japonisme-cache-pot/id-f_11380201/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Seller is in France, and translation of description to English rather confusing,but decoration on this one closer to yours than others.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I&#039;ve seen, on the very high end pieces, the parts that on yours are gilt ceramic, the lion handles, the base &amp; upper rim, are gilt bronze (ormolu).&nbsp; Yours is a Sèvres wannabe.&nbsp; There seem to be a great many with descriptions something like: &#039;Attractive pair of 19th century French Sèvres style&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find it difficult to believe that any firm who entered work into the exposition would not have marked it in some way.&nbsp; Does family lore go that it was these 2 pots themselves that were on exhibit, or 2 that were like them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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