Fine Chinese Works of Art - 13th November 2018
Lot 101
A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF COCKERELS 18TH CENTURY Each standing with the head...
Estimate £40,000 - £60,000 | Hammer £30000
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Description
A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF COCKERELS
18TH CENTURY
Each standing with the head turned to the side, the finely wired feathers enamelled in black, yellow, blue, red and green, with removable sections of the tail feathers attached to the backs, raised on wood stands, 36.5cm. (4)
Provenance: formerly in the collection of Ysenburg-Buedigen, purchased from Spink & Son 5th January 1954, and thence by descent.
Cf. Colourful, Elegant, and Exquisite, A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou Museum, 2007, pp.42-43.