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

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