Bronze Chinese archaic-style champleve vase

Just picked this piece up at a thrift.It's an archaic-style bronze Gu (vase) w/ champleve or cloissone decoration.
I'm guessing it's early 20th Cent/late 19th Cent-no marks anywhere that I can find.
It's 8 1/2" high,5 3/16" top opening,3 7/16" diameter base.Hard incrustation inside.
Any ideas on age and origin are most welcome-Thanks !
decoration.

 

thumbs up from me squire.......super one as well, go along with those dates

 

Thanks Chas-I love the nut brown patina. That time frame seems the most logical one to my untrained brain.
Wouldn't mind getting the crud in the piece analyzed-but I'd think that'd run at least $100 or more for lab work ?

 

well its usually one of two things right..................a weighted base............or solidified drugs

and have only been lucky once

 

Hmmm....I'd hate to think that was vintage opium pooled in the base ! What a pickle-what should I do as a God-fearing US citizen Charlie ?
Should I somehow incinerate it ?

 

absolutely ! ..........terrible substance chucking the whole thing in the fireplace would be fine......but.......... let me know when..........

and be most observant (on the lookout ) for british citizens falling off the roof after

 

-or comin' down the chimney,hide the McVities !

 

And the chips!

 

Ditto. Late 19th imo.

 

Yep,that almost roasted nut brown color got me.

 

It is very warm and appealing.

 

Beautiful ‘rich’ looking colour. Very nice find!

 

Our flower garden's gone mad this year-buckets of indigo hydrangeas drying,tons of poppies and dahlias,what better excuse to buy more vases (not that I need any !).

 

Beautiful vase and I agree with Any that likely 19th.

 

Ditto George-one person referred to it as 'Red Copper',another as bronze, and a few as brass,I'm no expert, but the Chinese have certainly mastered that coloration (patina ?).
Same finish on a fair amount of the arts Crafts pieces I like.