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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE COCKERELS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The cockerels are modelled in mirror image perching on mottled green rocks,
with their heads turned to one side. The feathers are fnely detailed in bright
famille rose enamels with the combs and wattle decorated in iron-red.
11¬ in. (29.5 cm) high (2)
£20,000-30,000 US$25,000-37,000
€23,000-34,000
This pair of cockerels may be compared to a similarly-decorated pair dated to
the 18th Century in the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Accession
Number 1955-50-158.

清乾隆 粉彩雄雞一對

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