Lot 44
  • 44

A pair of Chinese porcelain models of cockerels Qing dynasty, Qianlong/Jiaqing period

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • 15¼in high
the comb, wattle and legs cold-painted in red, the base glazed in olive-green and brown

Literature

James Lees-Milne, English Country Houses, Baroque 1685-1715, Woodbridge, 1970, p. 84. illustrated on the chimneypiece in the Sabine Room at Chatsworth.

Condition

Both in very good condition with the exception of minor glaze firing imperfections and wear to the red pigment.
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