Bidspirit auction | Pair Chinese Export Imari Helmet

Pair Chinese Export Imari Helmet Ewers - Pair of Chinese export Imari porcelain helmet ewers, Kangxi ca. 1725. Each with a high scrolling handle. The spouts with bearded masks, painted with large chrysanthemum and peony blooms, the lower body molded with a band of stiff-leaf tips. Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, ” 22 January 2002, Lot 154; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) height: 10 in x width: 8 1/2 in x diameter: 5 in. Condition: There are fleabite to small sized chips to high points such as rims and ridges; most of these chips only consist of the glaze layer. Light wear to the footrim. Some loss to pigment and loss to the gilt decoration throughout.