$450
Continental, late 19th century. A collection of three large Meissen style hand painted porcelain sculptures depicting long beaked birds with brown, red, yellow, black, and green bodies, each bird perched atop a white column with legs extending down either side and grasping a stylized tree branch, the central column with applied berries, flowers, foliage, and bugs. Each marked to back of base with blue underglaze crossed arrows bearing four feathers. Tallest bird approximately 13.25" tall, 10.75" wide, 4.5" deep. Provenance: From the Estate of Sam & Florence Inman, Atlanta, Georgia.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-08-09