Bidspirit auction | Unusual Chinese Export Model of

Unusual Chinese Export Model of Goat - An unusual Chinese export porcelain model of a goat, Qianlong ca. 1790. The plump, spotted body standing foursquare on a green base. The horned head turned with beard folded back. The body painted with aubergine horns, gray markings, red eyes with black pupils, and loops of streaked yellow and brown on the green base. Illustrated in Howard, ”Choice of the Private Trader, ” pg. 277, no. 335. Provenance: Mottahedeh Collection; Earle D. Vandekar, London, June 15, 1985; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 6 in x width: 5 3/4 in x depth: 3 1/2 in. Condition: There are restorations to the ears. The tip of the goat's beard has been restored. Along the underside of the goat's front legs, its chest, and below the tail, there are small areas of uneveness to the glaze, which fluoresce slightly under UV light. There are linear firing flaws along the ankle of the back, right leg, and along the upper portion of the front left and right legs. There is a fleabite chip along the right ear and along the heel of the front, right leg. There are rounded and linear firing flaws. Light wear to the glaze. Along the base, there are fleabite to small-sized chips, some of which have been glazed over.