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“The Bird Service” porcelain creamer, decorated in colours and gold with exotic bird on branch and insects, lidknob in the form of rose with leaves. The royal Porcelainfabrik. C. the 1785. H. 13 cm.

Provenance: Formerly in manufacturer Erik Hasselbalch's collection.

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

minor chip at finial

Auction

Varia, 19 November 2015

Category
Estimate

8,000 DKK

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Price realised

4,800 DKK  

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