Lot 144 , An assembled set of five Chinese enamelled porcelain ‘bird’ plaques, early - mid 20th century, each 38cm x 25cm, in similar mounts and frames

An assembled set of five Chinese enamelled porcelain ‘bird’ plaques, early - mid 20th century,
including an eagle in a pine tree, finches on blossoming branches and cranes amid rockwork and pine, each inscribed by various artists, Provenance - Mr W G Pullen,
each 38cm x 25cm, in similar mounts and frames
£4,000-6,000

Condition:
Provenance - Mr W G Pullen (d.1994), former Deputy Chairman of Standard and Chartered Banking Group Ltd. and of the Asian section of the British National Export Council. His banking career spanned 1925 to 1974 in which he spent much time in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Plaques not removed from frames but appear without damage. Frames with some reeds lacking.

Sold for £20,000