A Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Chinese famille rose export small porcelain model of a pheasant
the porcelain probably Qianlong period (1736-1795)
the bird with iron red body with shaded breast and multicoloured and gilded plumage, perched on a pierced rockwork base in mottled aubergine and turquoise, the oval acanthus-cast rocaille and c-scroll base on corresponding feet, 26cm high
Footnotes:
For a comparable small pair of unmounted Chinese famille rose pheasants, circa 1760 previously with A & J Spealman, London, see Christies, Chinese Export Art, 21 January 2016, lot 46.
For a larger pair of Louis XV gilt bronze mounted Chinese famille rose porcelain models of pheasants with mounts attributed to Jean-Claude Chambellan Duplessis, see Christies, The Exceptional sale, 4th July 2013, lot 9.

The French fashion for gilt bronze (ormolu) mounted porcelain supplied by marchand-merciers such as Lazare Duvaux and also un-mounted Chinese porcelain birds is revealed in the 'revolutionary' sales held in Paris in the late 18th century. However, bronze Chinese pheasants appear to be relatively rare with only un-mounted birds usually seen on the market.