Lot Essay
Compare the cockerel illustrated by Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl. 109c
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A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURES OF COCKERELS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each well modeled in mirror image standing on one foot, the other foot perched on a rocky outcrop, the head turned to one side with partially open beak and ridged comb, the details of the feathers lightly incised, covered in a white glaze tinged pale blue in the recesses, small chips to one--10 1/4 in. (26.2cm.) high (2)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Each well modeled in mirror image standing on one foot, the other foot perched on a rocky outcrop, the head turned to one side with partially open beak and ridged comb, the details of the feathers lightly incised, covered in a white glaze tinged pale blue in the recesses, small chips to one--10 1/4 in. (26.2cm.) high (2)