Antique Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Lidded Mantel Urns With Swan Handles & Birds - a Pair

Description

I'm extremely pleased to offer for sale this positively exquisite pair of two (2) fine Chinese famille verte porcelain lidded … more I'm extremely pleased to offer for sale this positively exquisite pair of two (2) fine Chinese famille verte porcelain lidded mantel urns with the following fine features:

- Main color is antiqued jade green, with a myriad of other colors, including pink, gold, white, yellow and other shades of green
- Beautifully crafted figural swan handles in white and gold
- Hand-painted cartouches on either side feature a pair of birds, which I believe to be parakeets
- Hand-painted gold textured diamond mesh pattern adorned with white textured dots on pedestal base, neck and lid
- Gold artichoke finial top
- Weighs approximately 4 pounds 4 ounces
- Measures 17" tall x 8" wide from handle to handle with a 19.5" circumference
- In outstanding condition, with no significant or noteworthy imperfections
- Sticker that reads "Made in the People's Republic of China" suggesting these were exported from China between 1912-1949
- Blue glazed Chinese characters on bottom, likely representing the maker less