Important Americana
Important Americana
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE COCKEREL-FORM TUREEN AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY | 清十九世紀 五彩錦鷄形蓋盌
Auction Closed
January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE COCKEREL-FORM TUREEN AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 五彩錦鷄形蓋盌
naturalistically modeled in two sections, the raised head supported by a short neck, the plumage on the body painted in sepia and en grisaille, the feet tucked under the body, the interior with turquoise enamels and the interior base with a five-character Danran Jushi Zhi mark
height 11 in.; 27.9 cm
A Private collection, Virginia
The owner of the mark is still unknown. Compare a virtually identical example, sold in our London rooms, November 29th, 1977, lot 121. Further examples were sold at Christie's London, July 23rd, 1979, lot 207, and an example from the estate of Richard Currier and Audrey Bruce Currier, sold Christie's New York, November 7th, 1984, lot 58. Another example was offered at Christie's London, November 16th, 1998. Other tureens bearing the same mark is known, with a pair of duck-form tureens being offered at Christie's New York, September 13th, 2019, lot 1145.