A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL QUAILS

Lot 73
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
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£ 113 400
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1225358
Lot 73 | A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL QUAILS
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
A PAIR OF CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL QUAILS
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




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Acquired from the London trade in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
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