Lot 75
PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL MODELS OF DOUBLE CRANES
Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
Description
銅胎掐絲琺瑯靈鶴銜桃香薰（一對）
each modelled as a pair of large and smaller cranes perched on a rocky outcrop encircled by rolling waves, standing on tall legs detailed with cylindrical bands, their long necks gracefully curve as the smaller crane looks backwards, the taller crane with two peaches on a sprig in its long pointed beak, the bodies and feathers intricately picked out in black and white within gilt outline, their wings forming a cover for the hollow body (2)
Dimensions
143cm high each
Provenance
Private collection, London
Footnote
Comparable examples of cloisonné enamel double-cranes, dated to the 20th century, were sold at Christie's New York, 20 Oct 2021, lot 144; Christie's London, 12 Nov 2020, lot 257; and Sotheby's London, 15 June 2020, lot 39.