Bidspirit auction | 4 Chinese Export Famille Rose

4 Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Immortals - Group of four Chinese export famille rose porcelain immortal figures, Qing dynasty, ca. 19th century. Including Zhang Guolao, modeled wearing teal robes, holding a bamboo tube of sticks; Zhongli Quan, modeled in red robes, holding a fan; Li Tieguai, modeled in black robes, holding a cane; and Han Xiangzi, modeled in green robes, holding a bamboo flute. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Statues only) Height ranges from 7 3/4 in to 8 1/2 in; width ranges from 2 1/4 in to 2 3/4 in; depth ranges from 1 1/2 in to 1 3/4 in. Condition: Two of the statues are no longer affixed to their wooden stands. To the figure with the green robe, there is a small loss along the figure's left fingers. There are fleabite to small-sized chips along extreme edges, primarily along the base and along the figure's hair. Residual adhesive along the figure's verso that fluoresces under UV light. To the figure with the black robe, there is a repaired break to one of the rounded elements along the left side of the figure's head; there is a small chip along the high point of this element. There is a loss along one end of the cane in the figure's right hand. Fleabite to small-sized chips along the underside of the base. To the figure with the red robe, there are small losses to the glaze, particularly along the ceramic base and along the extreme edges of the yellow fan element in the figure's right hand. To the figure with the teal robe, there are signs of restoration along the figure's verso, particularly where the two narrow linear elements along the figure's headdress meet the collar of the robe. There is a minute chip along the tip of the figure's thumb, noticeable upon touch. Residual adhesive along the figure's verso that fluoresces under UV light. To the figures, there is crazing to the glaze. Scattered rounded and linear firing flaws. Light wear to the wooden stands, including scuffs and scratches.