Bidspirit auction | Pr Lrg Chinese Kangxi Famille

Pr Lrg Chinese Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Jars - Pair of large Chinese export famille verte porcelain lidded jars or vases, Kangxi period. Decorated with four oval cartouches depicting precious scholar's objects, flowering peach blooms, a dynamic pheasant in flight, and a peaceful mountainous landscape scene. Surrounded by gilt scrolling foliage divided by panels of flowering branches on powder-blue ground. Each with a circular double ring mark in blue underglaze along the underside. Accompanied by custom, reticulated wooden stands. Illustrated in Howard, ”Choice of the Private Trader, ” pg. 239, no. 283. Provenance: Christie's, London, ”Fine Chinese Export Porcelain, Enamels, Bronzes, Works of Art and Hardstones, ” November 9-10, 1983, Lot 720; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) Height: 18 3/4 in x diameter: 9 1/4 in. Condition: To one of the lids, there are two large overspray repaired breaks along the the flat rim; there is a small and faint hairline crack between the two repairs. To the vessel corresponding to the restored lid. there are large toned areas of overspray along the interior of the neck as well as a hairline crack extending downward from the rim the center of the vessel. To the second lid, there are no large breaks or signs of restoration; there are some small chips along the rims, consistent with material and use over time. To the vessel corresponding to this lid, there is a firing flaw along the lower quadrant of the vessel with a small loss to the glaze. Light wear consistent with age and and use to the gilt. Light wear to the footrims. Some wear to the stands including light separation to the joints and rubbing where the vases rest. To one of the stands, there is a glue repaired break along the circumference of where the stand's surface meets the lower tier.