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“The bird Service” a porcelain small dish, decorated in colours and gold with exotic birds on branches and insects. The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory, c. 1780. L. 17,5 cm.

The bird decorations are taken from various engravings from c. 1775. Among others J.El. Ridinger: Raub Vögel Bey Tage, 1781. G.F. Riedel: Sammlung von Feder Vieh besonders Haus Geflügel nuzlich Fabriquen 1775 and IM Seeligmann: Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltner Vögel 1753. Depicted in Bredo L. Grandjean: Royal Danish Porcelain, 1962. P. 92.

Condition

Wear due to age and use.

Auction

Varia, 23 October 2014

Category
Estimate

3,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

3,800 DKK  

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