A FAMILLE VERTE 'COCKEREL' TUREEN AND COVER

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A FAMILLE VERTE 'COCKEREL' TUREEN AND COVER
probably Kangxi

Modelled recumbent with tall arched tail feathers, the head turned to the right, naturalistically moulded and enamelled with green, blue, iron-red and grisaille feathers, the head with serrated comb in iron-red with protruding yellow eyes and sharp beak, the yellow legs tucked under its body, inner rim partly polished, rim chip restored, two rim cracks to cover
9½in. (24cm.) wide, 9¾in. (25cm.) high

Provenance

John Sparks Ltd.

Lot Essay

Cf. the similar tureen and cover in the Copeland Collection, illustrated by W. R. Sargent, op.cit., no.101, pp.209-211. An armorial tureen and cover, similarly modelled and with its stand, bearing the arms of Asteguieta, was sold in these Rooms, 16 March 1981, lot 69; and a non-armorial cockerel sauce-tureen and cover was sold in these Rooms, 1 and 2 March, 1976

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