CHINESE BRONZE VASES, LATE 19TH C., PAIR, H 15 3/4", W 10 1/2", SIGNED:Each is of urn-form and flanked by elephant mask-and-ring handles, cast with birds among blossoming branches in relief, two figures below, and has a removable metal liner; signed underneath (unidentified, see additional photo). On one vase, damage to two tusks; the other vase has a small ding at the shoulder, damage to three tusks.