Pair of Export Ceramic Parrots

Description:

Pair of Export Ceramic Parrots, China, possibly Kangxi period, perched on rockwork bases, decorated with green and yellow glazes, the feathers and eyes painted black, ht. to 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thayer.
Estimate $400-600

Old chips to beaks, surface wear, minor chip to tail on one bird, hairline crack on leg of one bird.


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