Magpies(2) - Cloisonne enamel - Magpie - An attractive pair of Chinese cloisonne magpies - China - c. 1800
An attractive pair of Chinese cloisonne magpies, c. 1800, made as a mirror pair, who stand, looking alertly to one side, their legs and beaks picked out in gilding, with black cloisonne feathers on the body, the feathers of the wings picked out in white, blue green, mauve and other soft shades of enamel, and the long tail feathers similarly coloured, 18. 5cm long, 14cm high, 6. 5cm across Good condition
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An attractive pair of Chinese cloisonne magpies, c. 1800, made as a mirror pair, who stand, looking alertly to one side, their legs and beaks picked out in gilding, with black cloisonne feathers on the body, the feathers of the wings picked out in white, blue green, mauve and other soft shades of enamel, and the long tail feathers similarly coloured, 18. 5cm long, 14cm high, 6. 5cm across Good condition
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