A large Berlin KPM porcelain model of a grey parrot - image-1

Lot 31 Dα

A large Berlin KPM porcelain model of a grey parrot

Auction 1065 - overview Berlin
30.04.2016, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)

A large Berlin KPM porcelain model of a grey parrot

Blue sceptre mark to the back of the base, the unglazed underside with a hole and incised T. H 22.3 cm.
Ca. 1765, presumably modelled by Johann Paptist Pedrozzi.

Literature

Cf. the example in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg in: Lessmann, Hamburg 1993, cat. 258. An unpainted model in Köllmann, Braunschweig, 1966, vol. 2, pl. 22 a.