A RARE CANTON ENAMEL ‘COCKERELS’ DISH, YONGZHENG TO EARLY QIANLONG PERIODChina, circa 1730-1740. Painted in vibrant colors with a lobed medallion enclosing two cockerels beside rockwork issuing peonies and chrysanthemums, with a cricket and butterfly, the medallion reserved on an ice-crack and prunus ground, with a ruyi band and green wave border below the metal rim. The reverse decorated with three floral sprays and a central flower on white ground.Provenance: From a private estate in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities, including expected craquelure and pitting to the enamel. Light scratches and a small piece of white enamel on the reverse has been invisibly restored.Weight: 368 gDimensions: Diameter 22.6 cmLiteratureparison:Cockerels became a popular motif during the Yongzheng period. See, for example, a famille rose dish at Sotheby’s London, 6 November 2013, lot 425.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s London, 16 April 2014, lot 51Price: GBP 4,000 or approx.EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of canton enamel saucer-shaped dishes, Yongzheng/early Qianlong period, circa 1730-1740Expert remark:pare the related form, motif, lobed medallion, and size (21.5 cm). Note that the lotprises two dishes, each with an ice-crack and prunus ground.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s New York, 11 September 2019, lot 870Price: USD 11,250 or approx.EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A painted canton enamel 'flowers and butterflies' dish, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form and motif. Note the slightly larger size (26.3 cm).雍正至乾隆初年廣東琺瑯開光《公鷄鬥蟋蟀》盤中國，約1730-1740年。淺弧腹，圈足。盤中開光，描繪兩隻正在戲耍的公雞，一側假山、盛開的多色月季與雛菊，還有一隻蟋蟀和蝴蝶；開光外冰梅紋、如意紋帶和綠色波浪紋帶。盤外壁描繪淡雅的小雛菊、鳶尾與蝴蝶花紋，圈足中粉花款。