A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE ‘COCKEREL’ BARBED-RIM DISHES, YONGZHENG TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIOD
China, c. 1730-1740. Each finely painted to the interior with a cockerel standing on a craggy rock amid blooming peonies below a fluttering butterfly, encircled by an elaborate band of alternating ruyi heads and brocade-patterned panels, enclosing stylized lotus blossoms borne on interlocking vines suspending pomegranates. (2)


Provenance
: English trade.

Condition
: Both dishes with old wear, firing irregularities, minute glaze flaking and small frits. The first in very good condition with one short hairline to the rim. The second with one small touchup to a glaze loss and a minor chip to rim with associated hairline and tiny fill.

Weight: 378 g and 384 g
Dimensions: Diameter 24.4 cm (each)


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 26 October 2022, lot 318
Price: EUR 5,738 or approx.
EUR 6,100
adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A famille rose ‘cockerel’ dish, Qianlong (1736-1795)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and motif. Note the larger size (38 cm) and that this lot comprises only a single dish.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 28 Apr 1999, lot 128
Price: GBP 7,475 or approx.
EUR 20,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of famille rose octagonal ‘cockerel’ dishes, Yongzheng
Expert remark: Compare the closely related decoration and motif. Note the octagonal form and the slightly smaller size (21 cm).




雍正至乾隆時期初一對粉彩公鷄花卉菱花口盤

中國，約1730-1740年。折沿，淺盤，盤内精美粉彩一隻公雞站在嘉善上，四周牡丹盛開，蝴蝶翩翩起舞；盤沿飾如意開光，開光内有纏枝蓮花，旗下挂著石榴。(2)


來源：
英國古玩交易。

品相：
兩盤有舊磨損，燒製不規則，小釉面開片，小熔結。第一個狀況非常好，邊緣只有細小的冲線。第二件狀況良好，有釉面缺損和相應的修補，邊緣有刻痕和相應的髮線、小修補。

重量：分別為378 克與384克
尺寸：直徑各24.4 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：巴黎邦翰斯，2022年10月26日，lot 318
價格：EUR 5,738（相當於今日
EUR 6,100
）
描述：清乾隆粉彩雄雞紋盤
專家評論：比較非常相近裝飾和主題。請注意尺寸較大 (38厘米)，以及此為僅一盤。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，1999年4月28日，lot 128
價格：GBP 7,475（相當於今日
EUR 20,000
）
描述：雍正粉彩八角形雞紋盤
專家評論：比較非常相近裝飾和主題。請注意八角的外形，以及尺寸較小(21厘米)。