ID 992788
Lot 52 | A MAGNIFICENT AND LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL HAWKS
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 100 000
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The naturalistically modelled birds cast standing with their heads turned to one side, with long tails and wings tucked over their backs, the white bodies covered with finely detailed feathers of varying patterns
12 in. (30.5 cm) high
Provenance
Private English Collection, assembled in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sotheby's London, 15 October 1968, lot 29.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne, Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne, Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Historical era: | Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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