{"product_id":"live-09-29-important-pair-of-antique-chinese-export-blanc-de-chine-duck-models-copy","title":"Live 09\/29 Historic Estate Pair of Chinese Export White Glazed Porcelain Doves on Rockwork, Late Qing to Republic Period","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoves 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the estate of Julia Harrison Addis, a descendant of Robert Morris, signer of the Constitution and financier of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmpress of China\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first American ship to trade with China. The doves postdate that historic voyage. The provenance is to the family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinese export, white-glazed porcelain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLate Qing to Republic period, circa 1880–1920\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6½\" H × 9\" L each\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue mirrored pair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnglazed hollow bases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnmarked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA refined pair with a remarkable family history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46175320965327,"sku":null,"price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/3C2BB736-B6A4-42B6-B7A0-5603301B44B5.png?v=1790546617","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/products\/live-09-29-important-pair-of-antique-chinese-export-blanc-de-chine-duck-models-copy","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}