ID 848358
Lot 79 | A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MODELS OF COCKERELS AND STANDS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
18TH CENTURY
Each cockerel modelled standing and facing one side, feathers and features finely detailed, a detachable section of brightly enamelled tail feathers joins an aperture on the backs, the birds supported on a waisted oval cloisonné and gilt stand decorated with prunus blossom, cracked ice and lotus flowers
12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Partridge Fine Arts, London, 29 January 2002.
Exhibited
A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, Sotheby's, London, 1997, cat. no. 206.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Icons, Religious items |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Qianlong period, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Icons, Religious items |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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