Bidspirit auction | Set 12 Chinese Export Porcelain

Set 12 Chinese Export Porcelain Zodiac Figures - A set of 12 Chinese export glazed porcelain figures of the zodiac, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. Each anthropomorphized figure depicted standing on two legs on an aubergine base. Depicted in vibrant famille rose colors in long robes, this set includes the monkey, the pig, the goat, the rabbit, the ox, the rooster, the horse, the tiger, the rat, the dragon, the dog, and the snake. All with custom wooden stands. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi Inc., New York, 24 June 1974; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Including stands) Height ranges from 7 in to 8 in; width ranges from 3 in to 4 in; depth ranges from 2 3/4 in to 3 in. Condition: To the majority of the figures, there are no signs of repair or restoration. To the dog, there is a repaired break along the figure's left ear, and to the rat, there are signs of restoration along the figure's ears, specifically, there are small chips and losses that appear to have been painted over. To each of the figures, there are fleabite to moderate chips and losses, particularly along the ears of apex of the figure's heads, the hands, and the extreme edges of the figures clothing. There is a complete loss to one of the dragon's horns. Scattered rounded and linear firing flaws. Light wear to the undersides, including fleabite chips. Seven of the figures are not affixed to their wooden stands.