18TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MODELS OF COCKERELS AND STANDS
18TH CENTURY
Each cockerel modelled standing and facing one side, feathers and features finely detailed, a detachable section of brightly enamelled tail feathers joins an aperture on the backs, the birds supported on a waisted oval cloisonné and gilt stand decorated with prunus blossom, cracked ice and lotus flowers
12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired from Partridge Fine Arts, London, 29 January 2002.

Exhibited

A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, Sotheby's, London, 1997, cat. no. 206.

Conditions of sale

Brought to you by

Amelia Walker Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections

awalker@christies.com +44 20 7389 2085

Lot Essay

A pair of cloisonné enamel cockerels from the Qianlong period is illustrated in Colorful, Elegant, and Exquisite, A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou Museum, 2007, p. 42 & 43.

More from The Collection of Lord & Lady Weinstock

View All