Two Chinese Export Porcelain Famille-Rose Cockerel-Form Teapots And Covers. Qing Dynasty, 18th Century. Photo Sotheby's

height of tallest 6 1/2 in. 16.5 cm. Estimate 8,000-12,000 USD

NOTE : Cockerel-form teapots of this type are rare. There is a closely related pouring vessel in William R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection – Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, The Peabody Museum of Salem, Salem, Massachusetts, fig. 75, p. 162; and another in George C. Williamson, The Book of Famille Rose, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan, plate LX, p.196.

Sotheby's. Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor. New York | 24 sept. 2012 www.sothebys.com