A RARE CLOISONNÉ MAGPIE ON A MALACHITE BOULDERQianlong Elaborately cast as a magpie realistically enamelled in black with white patches on the wings and tail within gilt cloisons to suggest the various feathers, the bird leaning downwards with beak open and head slightly cocked to its left, the tail raised high behind, and the two claws clutching onto a deeply hollowed malachite rock, associated rosewood stand. 43.5cm (17 1/8in) high (2). Provenance : John Sparks Ltd., London, purchased 2 July 1965 (receipt) John Eric Drummond, 18th Earl of Perth James David Drummond, 6th Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall Castle, Perthshire, Scotland