AN EXTREMELY RARE FAMILLE ROSE GOOSE TUREEN, COVER AND MARRIED STAND
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760-70
AN EXTREMELY RARE FAMILLE ROSE GOOSE TUREEN, COVER AND MARRIED STAND QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760-70 The resting bird modelled with short serpentine neck and wing feathers tucked over its back in front of the upturned tail, very finely enamelled with a garland of brightly enamelled composite flowers around its neck, and larger sprays of rose across its back, the yellow beak delicately detailed with iron-red markings, the crown picked out in puce enamel and the feathers in shades of sepia with gilt spines, the wing feathers formed in two layers, the upper feathers strikingly and unusually enamelled in turquoise and blue, and the lower feathers in dark grisaille with gilt markings, the webbed feet carefully enamelled in yellow, iron-brown, and sepia with gilt splashes; and an oval stand boldly and finely enamelled with an insect on a cluster of exotic flowers below a formal scroll band and further floral sprays The tureen 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) long; the stand 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide
AN EXTREMELY RARE FAMILLE ROSE GOOSE TUREEN, COVER AND MARRIED STAND
QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760-70
AN EXTREMELY RARE FAMILLE ROSE GOOSE TUREEN, COVER AND MARRIED STAND QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1760-70 The resting bird modelled with short serpentine neck and wing feathers tucked over its back in front of the upturned tail, very finely enamelled with a garland of brightly enamelled composite flowers around its neck, and larger sprays of rose across its back, the yellow beak delicately detailed with iron-red markings, the crown picked out in puce enamel and the feathers in shades of sepia with gilt spines, the wing feathers formed in two layers, the upper feathers strikingly and unusually enamelled in turquoise and blue, and the lower feathers in dark grisaille with gilt markings, the webbed feet carefully enamelled in yellow, iron-brown, and sepia with gilt splashes; and an oval stand boldly and finely enamelled with an insect on a cluster of exotic flowers below a formal scroll band and further floral sprays The tureen 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) long; the stand 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide
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