Lot Essay
This unusual model, with webbed feet but more of a beak than a bill, seems to be a female watercock (Gallicrex cinerea). See Cohen & Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie, p. 254.
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THE TIBOR COLLECTION, PART II
A FAMILLE ROSE WATERCOCK SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
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A FAMILLE ROSE WATERCOCK SAUCE TUREEN AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Her wings folded across her back, her neck with floral decoration
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Her wings folded across her back, her neck with floral decoration
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long
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