Bidspirit auction | 6 Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain

6 Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Flower & Bird Plaques - Group of six Chinese famille rose porcelain plaques, Qing dynasty. Each depicting blossoming floral forms, including prunus branches, peonies, and chrysanthemums perched by birds or insects. Five with black calligraphy inscriptions; four with iron-red seal marks. The plaques were once mounted to wooden doors. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each, approximately) Sight; height: 7 1/2 in x width: 4 3/4 in. Mounted; height: 8 3/4 in x width: 6 in x depth: 2 in. Condition: To five tiles, there are no visible chips, cracks, or signs of restoration when examined under UV light. To one tile depicting two lovebirds with a peony, there is a round crack along the upper right corner, measuring approximately 2 1/2 inches in length; there is a minute chip along the extreme upper left corner of the same tile, visible upon close inspection. Light wear to the surfaces, as expected with age and use. Light accretions throughout. The plaques are each inset within a later mounting that was previously part of a larger wooden panel. There are areas of adhesive residue visible along the edges of the tiles, inherent to the mounting process. The extreme edges and versos of the plaques have not been inspected.