Bidspirit auction | Large Chinese Export Iron-Red &

Large Chinese Export Iron-Red & Gilt Charger - Large Chinese export porcelain charger, Qianlong ca. 1740. Decorated in iron-red, underglaze blue, and gilt with a flower-filled vase along the center surrounded by large lotus blooms within a leaf-shaped cartouche. Sprays of large flowers along the rim within a band of iron-red. Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, ”Important Chinese Export Porcelain and Chinese Works of Art from the Collection of the Late Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, ” 19 October 2000, Lot 152; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Diameter: 15 in. Condition: There are a few light frits to the rim. There is a large chip to the footrim along with several small chips. There is a spiderweb of five hairline cracks to the face of the plate (most visible to the underside). Some light surface wear.