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A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE ‘COCKEREL AND PEONIES’ DISHES, YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD
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A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE ‘COCKEREL AND PEONIES’ DISHES, YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD














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Description
China, 18th century. Each dish is finely painted to the interior in bright enamels with a cockerel standing on rockwork, its head raised towards a butterfly hovering over large peony blossoms borne on leafy stalks swaying in the wind, framed by eight ruyi-head panels enclosing auspicious fruits and flowers against a scroll ground, encircled by a band of scroll below the café-au-lait rim, the exterior sides with two detached fruiting sprays in iron-red. (2)
Provenance: The Property of a Sussex Gentleman.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, light surface scratches, little fritting, expected minute nicks to foot, rubbing and minor losses to enamels.
Weight: 876 g and 911 g
Dimensions: Diameter 31.4 cm (each)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 8 November 2005, lot 124
Price: GBP 7,200 or approx. EUR 17,500 (for one) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large famille rose ‘cockerel’ dish, Yongzheng/early Qianlong, circa 1730-1740
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and motifs. Note the size (38.8 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 28 Apr 1999, lot 128
Price: GBP 7,475 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of famille rose octagonal ‘cockerel’ dishes, Yongzheng
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and motifs. Note the different form and size (21 cm).
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