A pair of French decorative vases produced circa the late 19th century in the manner of Auguste Moreau. Each vase is cast in spelter — a zinc-based alloy widely used in the period as an affordable substitute for bronze — and features embossed figural decoration depicting a woman and child in an allegorical or mythological scene. The raised figures are gilded against a brown patina ground, a finish characteristic of French Belle Epoque decorative metalwork produced for the bourgeois interior market. Condition is Good. Old repairs are visible at the base connections and at several points along the upper rims; these are period or early repairs consistent with the age of the pieces. Minor lifting and peeling of the gilt patina is present in places, as is typical for spelter items of this age. The vases are unsigned and carry no foundry or maker marks; attribution to the Moreau workshop is stylistic only and they are catalogued as after Auguste Moreau. Height of each vase is 18.5 cm; combined weight of the pair is 1,440 g. Auguste Moreau (1834-1917) was among the most prolific French academic sculptors, and his workshop produced figural bronzes and spelter editions throughout the later 19th century. Pairs of decorative vases in this idiom were made in quantity for the domestic and export trade and are collected today as representative examples of French Belle Epoque ornamental metalwork. Size: 18.5 cm.