Description
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE KINGFISHERS, QIANLONG
China, 1735-1796. The colorful birds perched on a hollow openwork treestump, their wings folded over their long tails, their heads slightly cocked in alert pose, their plumage decorated in vivid polychrome enamels, their distinct beaks in iron-red. (2)
Provenance: From the estate of an English collector.
Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and a microscopic glaze flake to the tip of one beak. Extremely rare in this fine state of preservation!
Weight: 770.4 and 737.1 g
Dimensions: Height 20.1 and 20.4 cm
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related single Kingfisher at Christies New York in Chinese Export Art, 25 January 2011, lot 86, sold for USD $7,500.
一對粉彩翠鳥,乾隆
中國,1735-1796。色彩鮮艷的翠鳥立於樹枝上,生動活潑,獨特的鳥喙上鐵紅釉。
來源:英國藏家遺產
品相:品相良好,輕微磨損,一個喙尖有一道極細的釉面開裂。極少見!
重量:分別爲 770.4 與 737.1 克
尺寸: 高 20.1 與20.4 厘米
拍賣歷史:一件極相似的翠鳥于2011年1月25日在紐約佳士得中國外銷藝術品拍賣場,拍號86,成交價USD $7,500。