A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE COCKERELS 18th/19th century
Property of a Charitable Foundation Lots 615-630
A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE COCKERELS
18th/19th century
Each standing on upright rocky outcrops looking to the left and right, with large curling tails, lightly moulded wing plumage and crisp comb all under a clear glaze.
15.5cm (10 1/4in) high. (2).
十八/十九世紀 德化窰仿生公雞像 一對
Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 11 November 2003
A European private collection
Compare with a related pair of cockerels in famille rose enamels, 1740-1760, illustrated by J.Ayers, in Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2016, pls.725-726, p.318.
See also a group of six similar blanc-de-Chine cockerels, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 20 January 2021, lot 58.
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Property of a Charitable Foundation Lots 615-630
A PAIR OF BLANC-DE-CHINE COCKERELS
18th/19th century
Each standing on upright rocky outcrops looking to the left and right, with large curling tails, lightly moulded wing plumage and crisp comb all under a clear glaze.
15.5cm (10 1/4in) high. (2).
十八/十九世紀 德化窰仿生公雞像 一對
Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 11 November 2003
A European private collection
Compare with a related pair of cockerels in famille rose enamels, 1740-1760, illustrated by J.Ayers, in Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2016, pls.725-726, p.318.
See also a group of six similar blanc-de-Chine cockerels, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 20 January 2021, lot 58.
