A large Napoleon III ceremonial vase, France,... Lot 100126

A large Napoleon III ceremonial vase, France, c. 1860, in the style of Sevres, porcelain, white body, color painted under glaze, gold painted over glaze, the wall with two large cartouches framed by ornamentation, one cartouche with a monument in a park and two swans, one cartouche with a gallantry scene surrounded by putti, further small cartouches with musical instruments in the shape of busts, bronze base with 4 feet and foliage, profiled bronze vase foot with a vase ending in a spigot. Cartouches with musical instruments, two bronze panels in the shape of busts, bronze base with 4 feet and foliage, profiled bronze vase foot, the vase cover over a profiled bronze ring, the cover broken and glued several times, illegible stamp mark in the style of Sevres on the cover, gold partially rubbed, H: 77 cm, W: 40 cm, 4276 - 0001