Lot 30
30
A RARE MODEL OF A JAY BIRD
THE JAMES E. SOWELL COLLECTION (LOTS 1-57)
A RARE MODEL OF A JAY BIRD

CIRCA 1790

Details
A RARE MODEL OF A JAY BIRD
CIRCA 1790
The colorful bird leaning over to inspect a small frog
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Literature
op. cit., p. 285, no. 21.3.

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Lot Essay

This Chinese model is derived from Meissen porcelain, with a similar figure by Kaendler depicting a jay looking at a beetle. However, it was probably made from a drawing rather than a porcelain original. The bird has a 'corvid' appearance and is probably based on the Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandrius) first described by Linnaeus in 1758, familiar to both East and West.

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