ID 1225358
Lot 73 | A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL QUAILS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
One bird cast with head bowed towards its wing, the other looking straight ahead, each finely decorated in white and black enamels, their gilt claws naturalistically textured
5 1/8 in. (13.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from the London trade in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne |
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| Historical era: | Daoguang period, Qing Dynasty |
| Applied technique: | Cloisonne |
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| Historical era: | Daoguang period, Qing Dynasty |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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