19th Century
The bird cage frame constructed entirely of tortoise shell with transverse supports carved to resemble twined rope, mounted to the interior base with a mottled green jadeite lotus form pedestal perch standing directly below a suspended jadeite ring perch hanging beneath a pair of white nephrite cloud and chime form plaques, the cage sides supporting various implements and ornaments of intricately carved ivory, with two additional feeders, one a large barrel form parcel gilt cloisonné enameled metal container, the other a later cylindrical form bone vessel, the entire cage suspended from a paktong hook embellished with jadeite and agate beads from a mandarin necklace (minor warpage, some cage bars loose, small damages); the stand composed of a brown, gilt and red lacquered vase-form base decorated with landscapes and raised on a hexagonal plinth, the brown lacquered pole incised with cloud designs and topped by dragon-headed terminal of cloisonné and gilt metal that supports in its jaws the hook of the birdcage (small dent to cloisonné).
Overall height with stand 94in (238.8cm)