A monumental pair of ormolu mounted and Sevres style ceramic urns, signed H. Desprez, late 19th century, each of baluster form, the body painted with scenes of cavalry officers to obverse and a castle scene to reverse, flanked by two gilt bronze handles, the neck and foot in cobalt blue ground with gilded laurel leaf decoration with a further crown shield and fleur de lis of Kingdom of France to neck, all raised on a shaped ormolu base, 114 cm high, 53 cm wide