Bidspirit auction | Pr Chinese Qing Glazed Ceramic

Pr Chinese Qing Glazed Ceramic Foo Dog Bookends - Pair of Chinese glazed porcelain bookends in the form of Buddhist shishi lions or foo dog figures, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Executed in glossy aubergine, turquoise, and yellow glaze. Mounted atop decorative gilt metal bases. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi, Inc., New York, 18 March 1976; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) Height: 7 3/4 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/4 in. Condition: There are losses to one lion's right-most bell, with evidence of past failed glue repair, as well as a loss to the other lion's right eye. There are areas of chipping along the front edge of the base for the lion lacking a right bell. Along the center of the blue ceramic base for each lion, where the figures are attached to the metal base, there is a drilled hole with chipping along the circumference. Crazing to the glaze throughout. Tarnishing to the metal bases.