PROVENANCE: Joseph Raford Collins III, (1918 - 2019). Born and his formative years were in central Ohio. After graduation from high school, he worked as crop duster flying single engine planes. In mid 1941 he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He served in the European theater and Africa flying single and multi-engine planes, including the Beech 18, B-25, and the fighter P-51 Mustang. Mr. Collins was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Combat Air Medal with numerous clusters, among other decorations. After World War II, Mr. Collins continued to work for the aircraft industry as a flight line mechanic, instructor, design engineer on experimental aircraft and as a test pilot, while pursue his passion for collecting antiques, especially Asians. In 1968 Mr. Collins moved to Georgia to work for the major airlines that were located in the Atlanta area. He passed away in his home in Morrow, GA in 2019. His soul flying in the sky where Mr. Collins had served his country and his community during his lifetime. LAUREN Galleries offers 5 important lots from the same provenance, Joseph Raford Collins III collections, are: 107, 108, 109, 113, and 115. Measurements: Diam. : 7.3" T: 0.8" Weight 1330 gram. Qing Chinese Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Mirror. Mark on rim, four script -KaiShu- characters enclosed within rectangular border, Made in Years of Qianlong Reign Period of Great Qing.