More than likely Sevres but unmarked lidded urn with finial
Featuring a porcelain body painted with a young maiden holding a bird on a stick next to a cage while a flying cherub holds a dove
The painting on the vase’s reverse is subtle, evoking a dream
Signed near the base R. Petit
Mounted on a bronze base
The champlevé enamel work on the neck top and foot over gilt bronze
Mounting made by the L. Henry factory foundry in Paris
The bottom with L. Henry impressed marks on the metal
Dates to the late 19th Century
Height 43 cm