A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MODELS OF COCKERELS AND STANDS
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A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MODELS OF COCKERELS AND STANDS

18TH CENTURY

Closed22 November 2022

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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

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

Specialist note

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.