Lot Essay
P.J. Donnelly, Blanc-de-Chine, illustrates this model, pl. 109D; compare also with a pair sold Sotheby's New York, 16 January 1997.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF SIR EDWIN A.G. MANTON
A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE COCKERELS
18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF BLANC DE CHINE COCKERELS
18TH CENTURY
The birds crowing with wings folded and heads held high, their tongues visible inside their open beaks, their plumage picked out in incised detail, all supported on triangular rockwork bases
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high (2)
18TH CENTURY
The birds crowing with wings folded and heads held high, their tongues visible inside their open beaks, their plumage picked out in incised detail, all supported on triangular rockwork bases
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high (2)