A Pair of Cloisonne Enamel Birds Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

each modelled in the form of quail standing on gilt-bronze legs and talons, the rounded head turned to the side, with the gilt-bronze beak slightly open and eyes in widened expression, the body enamelled in turquoise with the plumage in shades of blue, yellow, green, red, white and black (2)

There is a 1cm wide circular dent to the black section of the right wing of the bird shown in the back in the illustration. Otherwise, this lot is in very good condition.
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A similar pair of cloisonné quail-shaped figures was sold in our London rooms, 12th July 2006, lot 450.