A PAIR OF CHINESE COCKERELS, LATE QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. Each perched on rockwork bases, the head turned slightly to the side, the body covered in white, with a red comb and wattle, the face and legs painted in dark brown, and the base glazed in ochre.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Good condition with old wear to the glaze, mostly to the dark-brown glazed head and feet, nibbling to exposed areas, some manufacturing irregularities, such as spots, glazing recesses, pitting, and porcelain warts. One rooster with hairline cracks to the base of the comb.

Weight: 3,433 g and 3,504 g
Dimensions: Height 45.6 cm and 45.2 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of roosters, dated to the 19th century, at Christie's London in Christie's Interiors on 29 February 2012, lot 613, sold for GBP 4,000.


清末一對白公鷄
中國，十九世紀。各自站在石座上，頭微向一側偏，一身白羽，紅冠，面足成黑褐色，石座釉赭色。

來源：法國古玩市場。
品相：狀況良好，釉色有舊磨損，主要在黑褐色釉頭和足部，外露部位有輕微磨損，部分製造瑕疵，如斑點、釉面凹陷、麻點等。一隻公雞的底座在細長的裂縫。

重量：分別爲3,433 克與 3,504 克
尺寸：分別高45.6 厘米 與45.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一對十九世紀雄鷄，見倫敦佳士得Christie's Interiors 2012年2月29日 lot 613, 售價GBP 4,000。