Bidspirit auction | 2 Export Iron-Red & Gilt

2 Export Iron-Red & Gilt Dishes - Group of two Chinese export iron-red and gilt dishes, Kangxi. Both decorated with equestrian hunters along the center. Each with petal-molded borders with tulip-form cartouches alternating with flower-filled vases and birds perched among blooms. Provenance: Geoffrey Waters, London (one plate); Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain: Part II, ” 22 January 2003, Lot 192; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) diameter: 8 3/4 in. Condition: There are fleabite- to small-sized chips along the rims of both plates. Similar small chips to the footrims. No signs of restoration under UV light.