![Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and painted by J. Machereau, circa 1870 - Ceramic, porcelain, faience Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and painted by J. Machereau, circa 1870 - Ceramic, porcelain, faience](https://www.marcmaison.com/visuals/12946/_03_big.jpg)
Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and painted by J. Machereau, circa 1870 - Ceramic, porcelain, faience
![A gilt-bronze mounted Chinese celadon crackle-glazed porcelain vase, the mounts late Louis XV, circa 1770, attributed to Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis | Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d'oeuvre | | Sotheby's A gilt-bronze mounted Chinese celadon crackle-glazed porcelain vase, the mounts late Louis XV, circa 1770, attributed to Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis | Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d'oeuvre | | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a8145fa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2048!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fc1%2F4a%2F0e5830bb44659709a30e1a9f8734%2Fpf2261-cbslg-01.jpg)
A gilt-bronze mounted Chinese celadon crackle-glazed porcelain vase, the mounts late Louis XV, circa 1770, attributed to Jean-Claude-Thomas Duplessis | Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume I : Chefs-d'oeuvre | | Sotheby's
![Minoan, bronze age, pottery and stone items, from the late new palace period, 1450 BC. On display in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece Stock Photo - Alamy Minoan, bronze age, pottery and stone items, from the late new palace period, 1450 BC. On display in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/02480c41e0094c64807d65aa1585597c/2gh8149.jpg)
Minoan, bronze age, pottery and stone items, from the late new palace period, 1450 BC. On display in Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete, Greece Stock Photo - Alamy
![Such are the horses on which gods and heroes ride, as represented by the artist. The majesty of men themselves is best discovered in the graceful handling of such animals.'Xenophon, On Horsemanship, Such are the horses on which gods and heroes ride, as represented by the artist. The majesty of men themselves is best discovered in the graceful handling of such animals.'Xenophon, On Horsemanship,](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_1050,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/ws-kallosgallery/usr/images/blog_entries/main_image/items/25/2518e6546793419cb3f0cc0f2acc6870/00601-attic-black-figure-hydria-manner-of-the-lysippides-painter.jpg)
Such are the horses on which gods and heroes ride, as represented by the artist. The majesty of men themselves is best discovered in the graceful handling of such animals.'Xenophon, On Horsemanship,
![Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and painted by J. Machereau, circa 1870 - Ceramic, porcelain, faience Pair of Sèvres porcelain vases mounted in gilt bronze and painted by J. Machereau, circa 1870 - Ceramic, porcelain, faience](https://www.marcmaison.com/visuals/12946/_07_big.jpg)