Bidspirit auction | Rare Chinese Export Boar-Hunting Tea

Rare Chinese Export Boar-Hunting Tea Caddy - Rare Chinese export porcelain tea caddy and cover, Qianlong ca. 1765. Decorated with a scene of a boar hunt with an equestrian figure wielding a spear above the titular subject with a large estate in the background. 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 226; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Reference: Howard & Ayers, ”China for the West, ” Vol. I, pg. 283, no. 281. Height: 5 3/4 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. Condition: Two small chips to the rim of the lid have been reattached; one small chip with loss to the rim of the lid. A few spots of extremely light fritting to the upper rim of the caddy, only noticeable upon touch. One minute chip to the footrim. Some loss to the gilt decoration throughout. Light wear to the footrim.