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Antique Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Onyx Cassolettes

A pair of late 19th century, French, onyx & ormolu mounted cassolettes in the Louis XVI style. The removable lids concealing a single candle sconce, above an ovoid body hung with floral swags and supported by rams heads and triform base standing on a circular plinth with beaded rim. Retaining the original gilding.

Height 8 3/4″ ( 22cm)

Width 4″ (10cm)

Depth 4″ (10cm)

French

Circa 1890