Bidspirit auction | Large Tobacco Leaf Plate ca.

Large Tobacco Leaf Plate ca. 1770 - Large Chinese export porcelain famille rose tobacco leaf plate, Qianlong ca. 1770. Richly enameled with the classic pattern depicting overlapping leaves issuing blossoms and large pink hibiscus flowers with a phoenix nestled among them. Provenance: Christie's, London, ”Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, ” 8 March 1984, Lot 592; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Diameter: 10 1/4 in. Condition: There are some frits to the rim. There is one hairline crack approx. 1.5 inches in length extending inwards from the rim; there is another hairline opposite the first that extends approx. .5 inches inwards. No restorations. Some light surface wear.