Lot 359

Figure with bird:
- loss to part of perch in man's hand
- loss to tip of bird's tail
- small coloured restoration to end of perch
- repaired chip to rear brim of hat
- chip to gilding at rear of base
- repair to tip of right toe
Figure with branch:
- slight wear to gilding on base
- small chip to underside of base
- break to branch in hands (piece retained)
- loss to ends of sash


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The Robert Compton Jones Collection, Sydney

Several other figures from the series are in the Pauls Collection, Basel, illustrated Dr. E. Pauls-Eisenbeiss, "German Porcelain of the 18th Century II", p. 162.