Bidspirit auction | Pair Large Chinese Export Flambe

Pair Large Chinese Export Flambe Glazed Cranes - Pair of large Chinese export ceramic cranes modeled perched atop pierced rockwork bases, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Executed in a vibrant blue and purple flambe glaze. One with a partially obscured impressed stamp mark along the underside. Each inscribed ”China” in red pigment along the underside. Provenance: Nuri Farhadi, Inc., New York, 18 March 1976; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) Height: 24 in x width: 8 in x depth: 6 1/2 in. Condition: To each of the cranes, there are repaired breaks along the beaks. There are small chips, losses, and areas of flaking to the glaze near the breaks. Crazing to the glaze. Small to moderate chips along the undersides.