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A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A PARROT AND STAND

Lot 3058
29.11.2022 13:30UTC +08:00
Classic
Starting price
HKD 1 000 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 861846
Lot 3058 | A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A PARROT AND STAND
Estimate value
HKD 1 000 000 – 1 800 000
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODEL OF A PARROT AND STAND

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The parrot is naturalistically modelled with eyes inset with glass beads. The red and turquoise feathers of the body are finely depicted and the wings are infilled with green, blue, and black enamels. The bird is perched on a T-shaped stand decorated with scrolling foliage and finished with patterned gilt-bronze terminals. The square base of the stand is elaborately decorated with stylised lotus scrolls, supported on four ruyi-shaped feet.

9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) high overall





Provenance

The Property of a Scottish Gentleman, sold at Christie’s London, 7 November 2017, lot 111
Applied technique:Metalwork
Historical era:Qing Dynasty
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects, Statuettes
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