Sale 1052
Paris
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14 December 2011
Price realised
EUR 21,250
Estimate
IMPORTANTE PAIRE DE COQS EN PORCELAINE DE LA FAMILLE ROSE CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE Représentés posés sur des bases rocailleuses, les ailes repliées, la tête tournée sur le côté, le plumage multicolore, la queue en panache, la crête dressée ; un fêle Hauteur: 47 cm. (18½ in.) (2)
Provenance
From a European private collection.
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Post Lot Text
AN IMPORTANT PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE COCKERELS CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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