CHINA - Lot 71

CHINA Pair of porcelain rooster figures on an openwork rock in green, blue and black, the roosters' plumage in iron red and gold. 18th century, Qianlong period (1735-1796). H. 18 cm. Minor chips at the tips of the beaks. Bibliography For a comparable pair, see A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, D.S. Howard, 1997 London, p.140, no. 179; see also Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, A. du Boulay, p. 301; Ancient Chinese Trade Porcelain from The British Museum, London R. Krahl and J.Harrison, Taipei 1994, pp. 200-201; Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, R.L. Hobson, New York and London 1915, plate 112, fig. 3. This lot is a temporary import. The buyer must pay import duties of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.