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PROPERTY FROM THE COOK FAMILY
COLLECTION
A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL AND
GILT-BRONZE BIRD CAGE
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
AND LATER
the tall domed cage composed of evenly spaced
vertical gilt-bronze ribs, surmounted by a
spherical # nial, joined to a waisted circular base
brightly enameled with two bands of continuous
lotus scroll and a narrow border of ! orets around
the exterior, the interior base with further lotus
scroll arranged around a later-added gilt-metal
perch supporting a turquoise-ground cloisonné
enamel bird-form censer, with its head turned
and colorful wings forming the cover, Qing
dynasty, 18th/19th century, all raised on a gilt-
bronze support with four stepped feet
Height 20¼ in., 51.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Property of Sidney T. Cook (1910-1964), and
thence by descent.
Bird cages in cloisonné enamel are rare. See an
18th century cage illustrated in Helmut Brinker
and Albert Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre
Uldry Collection, Asia Society Galleries, New
York, 1989, cat. no. 329. Another example with
a cloisonné bird on a perch inside the cage, from
the Juan Jose Amezaga Collection, was sold at
Christie’s Paris, 13th June 2007, lot 38. A related
but later example of a rectangular form, was sold
at Christie’s New York, 30th March 2005, lot 155.

$ 40,000-60,000
׼ɤɖ˰ߏʿһૉ ზߣỻക೗๻௢ᛐ
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Sidney T Cook 1910 1964 ϗᔛd Ϥܝ࢕
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