Bidspirit auction | Pair Chinese Export Famille Rose

Pair Chinese Export Famille Rose Doves - Pair of Chinese export famille rose figures of doves, Qianlong ca. 1775. Each well-modeled white bird modeled with its wings at its sides, its feet and beak picked out in orange. Slightly superior model to those with white glaze only. Probably created as competition to an increase in Meissen models in the 1740s and 50s. Illustrated in Howard, ”Choice of the Private Trader, ” p. 266, no. 319. Provenance: Earle D. Vandekar, London, 15 June 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard & Ayers, China for the West, Vol. II, p. 586-7. (Each) height: 7 in x width: 7 in x depth: 3 in. Condition: There are no noticeable restorations when viewed under UV light. No cracks. One bird figurine has some areas where the paint is slightly worn, mainly the pupils. The other bird with a minute chip to the very tip of the beak. Light wear to the footrims. Some accretions to the footrim of the pupil-less bird.