13 Chinese 19th Century Iron Red & Gold Export Porcelains for the American Market in the Bird & Butterfly Pattern: a large teapot & the cover with deep unglazed inside edge, 2 plates, 3 low bowls, 4 small plates, and 3 assorted cups with 1 handle each. Diameter of large plate 10 1/4 inches (26 cm.). Width of teapot handle to spout 9 3/4 inches (24.5 cm.).

Light age related wear to iron red and to gold; the teapot with a tiny flake to tip of spout, 1 plate with tiny flakes to outside edge, the other cracked and re-stuck with staple reinforcement, the three low bolws with small flakes to outside edges and 2 with hairline, the largest of the small plates with 2 or 3 tiny flakes and 1 teacup with chip & crack repaired with staples and 1 cup with handle re-stuck. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.