Bidspirit auction | Pr Chinese Yongzheng Porcelain Botanical

Pr Chinese Yongzheng Porcelain Botanical Saucers - Pair of Chinese porcelain botanical saucers, Yongzheng ca. 1730. Each enameled with large flower sprays; one with a bird and insects in flight. Each with a double circle in underglaze blue along the underside; one with an auspicious object mark. Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”Important Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes, Jade Carvings and Jewelry, Furniture and Works of Art, ” 20 November 1979, Lot 274; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) diameter: 6 in. Condition: To the saucer with a bird there are five hairline cracks. To the other saucer there is a minute frit to the edge; spiderweb of three hairline cracks along the underside radiating from a central point. Light wear to the footrims.