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A SCHWEIDNITZ MAJOLICA DRINKING VESSEL AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A BIRD
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A SCHWEIDNITZ MAJOLICA DRINKING VESSEL AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A BIRD

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MK WITHIN SHIELD MARK, SHAPE NO. 2610, PAINTED 12

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A SCHWEIDNITZ MAJOLICA DRINKING VESSEL AND COVER IN THE FORM OF A BIRD
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MK WITHIN SHIELD MARK, SHAPE NO. 2610, PAINTED 12
After a design by Ernest Griset, the comical bird modelled wearing spectacles, an umbrella tucked beneath his left wing, and plumage enriched in hues of blue, green and brown, its beak forming the spout, the cover formed as a top hat
14¾ in. (37.4 cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

Ernest Henry Griset (1844-1907), a Belgium artist living in London, produced comical drawings of animals that he studied at London Zoo, frequently giving them human characteristics. Many of these designs formed the basis of his illustrations for children's books; in particular the revised version of Aesop's Fables, from which a similar bird appears in The Peacock and the Magpie story.

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