Lot 230 , A rare pair of Chinese gilt copper and cloisonné enamel models of standing deer, 18th century

A rare pair of Chinese gilt copper and cloisonné enamel models of standing deer, 18th century, comprising a stag and doe, each looking backward, decorated with white flowerheads, green and red enamel manes, on a blue ground, height 9.8 and 9.9 cm, length 7.2cm

Provenance -
Purchased from Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., Oriental Art, London, 15th May 2000, for £3,600.
£800-1,200

Condition:
Both with typical pitting to the enamels. Both with some wear to the gilding. One of the stags antlers is bent and slightly split, possibly has been repaired but over gilded, typical minor casting imperfections, otherwise in good condition.

Sold for £1,400