Auction 158 Antiques & Works of Art,
Silver & Jewellery

375

A rare Chinese export porcelain famille rose figural group of birds and flowers


Estimate

3.000 - 5.000


Session 2

26 March 2026



Description

Chinese export porcelain
Modelled as two confronting birds naturalistically rendered perched on rockwork and surrounded by flowering prunus branches with leaves and fruit, delicately painted in famille rose enamels
Mounted on a gilt bronze base with pearl border
Qianlong period, circa 1770
(minor restorations)

18x16x12,5 cm


Additional Information



Provenance:
Elinor Gordon private collection, illustrated on p. 97, fig. 84; Gordon, Elinor, Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain, London 1977




Literature:
Varela Santos, Alberto, Tang to Qing Ceramics, 2017/2018 catálogo, cat. 74.



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