Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Iron-Red & Gilt

Chinese Export Iron-Red & Gilt Dish - Chinese export iron-red and gilt dish, Qianlong ca. 1750. Depicting a couple riding in a cart pulled by two horses with an attendant holding a parasol above them. With petal-molded borders filled with flowers. Provenance: 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. Diameter: 11 in. Condition: Fritting to the rim. There are a few firing flaws/small cracks to the rim. One of these flaws extends to a small hairline crack. Light wear to the footrim including a few minute chips. Very light surface wear including a few small losses to the polychrome or gilt.