A PAIR OF MEISSEN PARROTS with brightly coloured red, blue, yellow and green plumage, perched to left and right on grassy white stump supports issuing branches and painted in gilding (chips and restoration to branches), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummern 50 and 187, one incised 8 and H 29., 6in. and 5½in. (15cm. and 14.5cm.) high (2)
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN PARROTS with brightly coloured red, blue, yellow and green plumage, perched to left and right on grassy white stump supports issuing branches and painted in gilding (chips and restoration to branches), blue crossed swords marks, Pressnummern 50 and 187, one incised 8 and H 29., 6in. and 5½in. (15cm. and 14.5cm.) high (2)
Lot Essay
Cf. three similar parrots, sold in these Rooms 19 May 1993, lot 88