Lot Essay
For a similar pair sold Christie's New York, 16 April 2002, lot 54.
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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CRANES
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Modelled in mirror image with wings folded and heads turned to the side standing on rockwork bases, their neck and tail feathers a matte-blackish-brown and their white bodies with molded plumage details, their crowns in iron-red and their pointed beaks and beady eyes in black
17½ in. (44.2cm.) high (2)
QIANLONG PERIOD
Modelled in mirror image with wings folded and heads turned to the side standing on rockwork bases, their neck and tail feathers a matte-blackish-brown and their white bodies with molded plumage details, their crowns in iron-red and their pointed beaks and beady eyes in black
17½ in. (44.2cm.) high (2)