Bidspirit auction | Pair ”Cuckoo on the House”

Pair ”Cuckoo on the House” Octagonal Plates - Pair of Chinese export porcelain blue and white ”Cuckoo on the House” octagonal plates, Kangxi. The center decorated with birds, butterflies, and flowers above a landscape of a home. The molded well with alternating patterns of flowers, landscapes, and insects. Illustrated in Howard, ”Choice of the Private Trader, ” pg. 44, no. 10 (left plate). Provenance: Christie's, Amsterdam, ”Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art, ” 19 October 1988, Lot 130; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) diameter: 8 1/4 in. Condition: To both plates there are some small frits along the rims and some small chips to the footrim. No noticeable cracks or repairs.