CIRCA 1825

Details

A Berlin Royal neoclassical Easter-egg
Circa 1825
Painted with Cupid harnassing a parrot and two further parrots among gilt, puce, green and blue scrolls and foliage between gilt bands chased with leaves and facets
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly in the Hohenzollern Collection

Literature

Erich Köllmann and Margarete Jarchow, op. cit. (Munich 1987), Vol. II, fig. 42a.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Many of these Easter eggs were made for the Hohenzollern family to be given as presents, often to members of the family. For a full discussion of these Royal gifts, see Ilse Baer's Huisdoorn exhibition catalogue, 'Ostereier für Seine Majestät' Exhibition Catalogue (1994).

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