Live 09/29 Historic Estate Pair of Chinese Export White Glazed Porcelain Doves on Rockwork, Late Qing to Republic Period
Live 09/29 Historic Estate Pair of Chinese Export White Glazed Porcelain Doves on Rockwork, Late Qing to Republic Period
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A beautifully modeled pair of Chinese export porcelain doves, each perched on naturalistic rockwork with heads turned toward one another. Finely moulded feathers ripple across their backs and wings beneath a luminous, cool white glaze that pools softly in the recesses and catches the light.
Doves have long symbolized fidelity and harmony, and this mirrored pair makes an elegant statement on a desk, mantel or bookshelf. The glaze and modeling are what collectors look for in white Chinese export porcelain.
Provenance: From the estate of Julia Harrison Addis, a descendant of Robert Morris, signer of the Constitution and financier of the Empress of China, the first American ship to trade with China. The doves postdate that historic voyage. The provenance is to the family.
Details:
• Chinese export, white-glazed porcelain
• Late Qing to Republic period, circa 1880–1920
• 6½" H × 9" L each
• True mirrored pair
• Unglazed hollow bases
• Unmarked
Condition: Scattered iron-spot kiln flaws, typical of the period. There is an area of glaze loss to the lower tail of one bird, and some surface grime to the unglazed bases. They display beautifully.
A refined pair with a remarkable family history.
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