Brass vases identification help.....

Hoping someone can help me with these brass vases please.
Not sure if they are Chinese, Japanese or from somewhere else entirely. They are just over 8 inches high and quite heavy. I know that they were in the family certainly before 1930 but no idea if they could be much older than that. Any help/input would be much appreciated. View attachment 377424 View attachment 377425 View attachment 377424 View attachment 377425

 

Your vases are most probably Chinese. The bird on the side represents a phoenix.

I will tag a member who is much more knowledgeable about Asian antiques: @Ce BCA

Here is one that is very similar, but the price they are asking seems quite unrealistic (don't get your hopes up):

https://www.etsy.com/listing/945591...6pWshzTN8_DaxNo5los-ztxG3lca-QTBoCEg4QAvD_BwE

 

Oops, don't know how I managed to post photos twice!
Thank you for your reply. That vase is very similar but like you I think the price is a little optimistic! I'm not worried about value - just curious as to place of origin and would also like to find out what the markings on the base mean.

 

The mark on the base of the vase in the link is the same as yours, and they provide a good explanation:
"The vase carries Ming dynasty markings to the base but is from a later period (it was usual for Chinese craftsmen to pay homage to earlier dynasties in this way)."

Ce BCA may have a better idea of the actual date.

 

Thank you - I hadn't realised there was a picture of the base too.