Beautiful pair of small porcelain altar vases from the late 1800s or early 1900s. Please note, the statue in the first photograph is sold separately.
The initials IHS are painted in gold on one side of the vases, the initials AM on the other side.
Beautiful gilded decor on both vases and gold rim at the top.
The gold has faded in places on both vases. The gold of the IHS on one vase is completely gone as seen in the photographs.
The gold really can't be cleaned with water or rubbed too much as it will come off.
No chip or crack I can see. Some scratches, imperfections in the porcelain, tiny stains and wear at the bottom.
The vases are not perfectly the same. There are slight differences at the opening.
Approx. height 12.5 cm / 4.72 inches
Width at top approx. 13.2 cm / 5.11 inches
Weight: 650 grams for the pair. 
The pictures are part of the description.
 
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