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THE HODROFF COLLECTION
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A FIVE-PIECE 'PARROT ON A PERCH' GARNITURE
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1740
Enameled in a rich famille rose palette with a colorful parrot
perched beside a sprig of cherries, his swing suspended from a gilt
ornament on the neck, comprising: three pear-shaped vases, 12¡
in. (28.8 cm.) high, and a pair of beaker vases, 11¡ in. (28.8 cm.)
high (5)
$25,000–40,000
PROVENANCE:
With Cohen & Cohen, London.
This charming and unusual European taste design is sometimes
attributed to Dutch artist, Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759), due to date,
shapes and the similarity of its motifs, including the distinctive
gilt melon-form ornament on the necks, to Pronk's oeuvre. The
'Parrot on a Perch' decoration was also employed at Meissen.
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