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A LARGE PAIR OF HOUNDS A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE QUAIL BOXES AND COVERS
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1770 CIRCA 1770
Each modeled seated with its head turned and mouth open, a collar The seated quails realistically modeled, with a red crest, red body and
suspending a gilt bell around its neck polychrome feathering, with later ormolu stands
10 in. (25.5 cm.) high (2) 6 in. (15 cm.) long (4)
$20,000-30,000 $12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:
Bonhams, London, March 2004 Phillips, London, June 2001
Christie’s, London, May 1994 Christie’s, London, November 1994
Sotheby’s, Monaco, March 1984.
LITERATURE:
LITERATURE:
op. cit., pp. 162, no. 11.2
op. cit., pp. 254, no. 17.8
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