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C18th Pair of Lead Cockertrice Figures
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C18th Pair of Lead Cockertrice Figures

18th century
Description

Rare C18th pair of lead Cockertrice "Heraldic Cockerels", poised in an alert stance, and very unusually wearing a coronet around their necks, presumably made for a royal or titled family.

Standing on a naturalistic plinth base, with baize to the underside.

A cockatrice is a Greek mythical two-legged dragon or serpent-like creature with a cock's head. It has the reputed ability to kill people by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them. According to legend a cockatrice would die instantly upon hearing a rooster crow, and having a cockatrice look at itself in a mirror is one of the few sure-fire ways to kill it.

Excellent condition

English circa 1780

Dimensions (ins) 13.5 high x 12.25 wide x 6.25 deep

Price £2900

Physical Dimensions
Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
31cm (12.20")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Declaration

Gary Wright Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA497405
Dealers Internal Reference
R0317
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Description
Rare C18th pair of lead Cockertrice "Heraldic Cockerels", poised in an alert stance, and very unusually wearing a coronet around their necks, presumably made for a royal or titled family.

Standing on a naturalistic plinth base, with baize to the underside.

A cockatrice is a Greek mythical two-legged dragon or serpent-like creature with a cock's head.

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It has the reputed ability to kill people by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them.
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

According to legend a cockatrice would die instantly upon hearing a rooster crow, and having a cockatrice look at itself in a mirror is one of the few sure-fire ways to kill it.

Excellent condition

English circa 1780

Dimensions (ins) 13.5 high x 12.25 wide x 6.25 deep

Price £2900

Height
34cm (13.39")
Width
31cm (12.20")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Date of Manufacture

Gary Wright Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA497405
Dealers Internal Ref
R0317
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2011

Specialists in c18th & c19th furniture and objects

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Stratford Road
Moreton-in-Marsh
Gloucestershire
GL56 9NQ
United Kingdom
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Gary Wright Antiques Ltd
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