A PAIR OF LARGE WHITE-GLAZED STANDING COCKERELS 19th/20th century
Property of a Charitable Foundation Lots 615-630
A PAIR OF LARGE WHITE-GLAZED STANDING COCKERELS
19th/20th century
The large birds modelled standing looking to the left and right astride brown-washed pierced rockwork, the bodies elaborately incised with plumage under the clear white glaze.
39cm (15 1/4in) high. (2).
十九/二十世紀 粉彩仿生公雞 一對
Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York
A European private collection
An auspicious bird in China, cockerels are associated with good luck as well as faithfulness and perseverance. The rooster was also one of the most highly-favoured models in Chinese export porcelain; see W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection, pp. 141-5.
A related pair of white-glazed models of standing cockerels, 19th century, were sold at Christie's New York, 28 January 2013, lot 511.
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Property of a Charitable Foundation Lots 615-630
A PAIR OF LARGE WHITE-GLAZED STANDING COCKERELS
19th/20th century
The large birds modelled standing looking to the left and right astride brown-washed pierced rockwork, the bodies elaborately incised with plumage under the clear white glaze.
39cm (15 1/4in) high. (2).
十九/二十世紀 粉彩仿生公雞 一對
Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York
A European private collection
An auspicious bird in China, cockerels are associated with good luck as well as faithfulness and perseverance. The rooster was also one of the most highly-favoured models in Chinese export porcelain; see W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection, pp. 141-5.
A related pair of white-glazed models of standing cockerels, 19th century, were sold at Christie's New York, 28 January 2013, lot 511.
