Lot Essay
A related example in the Kestner Museum, Hannover.
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CIRCA 1780
Details
A Glienitz parrot jug and cover (Papageienkanne)
CIRCA 1780
Modelled in trompe l'oeil as a parrot perched on a coiled gnarled branch, its plumage and body dashed in hues of green, turquoise and yellow, with a berry around its neck, with hatched orange paws, the cover modelled as upper part of its head
23.7 cm. high (2)
CIRCA 1780
Modelled in trompe l'oeil as a parrot perched on a coiled gnarled branch, its plumage and body dashed in hues of green, turquoise and yellow, with a berry around its neck, with hatched orange paws, the cover modelled as upper part of its head
23.7 cm. high (2)
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