Paire d'éléphants en porcelaine de la famille rose Chine, Dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

harnachés d'un luxueux tapis de selle décoré de fleurs de lotus et de vagues stylisées, la selle surmontée d'un vase archaïsant à décor de palmes

One with with a 2 cm c-shape restored chip and a small nick to the rim, and another restoration to the tip of the mouth and trunk; some hairline radiant crackles in the glaze running from the saddle and above the rear of the animal ; some rubbing to the blue enamel section of the archaistic vase and original firing cracks around the base of the vase inside ; some burst air bubbles and expected firing impurities to the edges of the saddle ; an old chip the the border of one foot (8 x 5mm) and small chip to the edge of another. An opening original firing crack beneath the animal (2,5cm). The other elephant is in good condition with the exception of expected rubbing to gilding around the mouth rim of the vase and to the edges of the saddle. Some burst air bubbles to the edges of the saddle and inside the vase.
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