French, late 19th/early 20th century, each hand painted with figures in pastoral scenes framed by gilt floral borders, indistinctly signed, with gilt bronze mounts and mask form handles, cover and socle decorated with scenic landscapes and gilt accents on dark blue ground,ÿunderglaze blue mark of crossed letters "L" enclosing letter "A" to lid and socle interiors, each 13 in., Provenance: Private Collection, Rutherfordton, North Carolina some scratches and losses to paint and gilt decoration, some gilt loss and discoloration to bronze mounts, mask form handles are loose, glaze irregularity and flaking to dark blue glaze on one socle, wear to lid rims, mounted finials slightly off center, tape residue, other surface scratches and abrasions consistent with age and use