Lot 404
Lot 404
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CRANES

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Price Realised USD 94,500
Estimate
USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
Closed: 19 Apr 2023
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A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CRANES

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

Price Realised USD 94,500
Closed: 19 Apr 2023
Price Realised USD 94,500
Closed: 19 Apr 2023
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The tall, slender birds modeled in mirror image and perched atop tree-stump bases, their heads turned to the side, their crowns picked out in iron-red, their black feathers detailed in green and their folded wings edged in white enamel shading to blue
1712 in. (44.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard; Christie's, New York, 18 March 2005, lot 256.
With Cohen & Cohen, London.
Special notice
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