1750s Animal Sculptures

Group of four monkeys in finely carved and dark patinated basswood. The primates, depicted with an abundance of anatomical detail, assume singular poses that make them different from...

18th-century bow porcelain Models of South American Parrots, Circa 1758-62 These beautiful Bow porcelain birds are naturalistically modelled, each perching on a flowering stump issuing from a rococo-scroll moulded base. They are both standing on one leg and holding a peach in the other claw, one is bringing the fruit up to it's beak to eat. The plumage is very brightly coloured, with the individual feathers outlined.  One is in blue, green, turquoise and red, and the other is mainly blue with long tail and wing feathers in red.  The bases are picked out in purple and turquoise. The pair are after parrots made at the Meissen factory and first modelled by J.J. Kändler in 1741. Dimensions: Green Parrot 7 1/2 inches high x 5 1/2 inches wide x 4 1/2 inches (19.05 high x 13.97cm wide x 11.43xm deep).; Blue Parrot: 7 inches high x 5 1/2 inches wide x 5 inches deep. Reference: The Met has a single example Yvonne Hackenbroch, Catalogue of Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, Pl.92. Rackham, Catalogue of the Schreiber Collection, Vol. 1, Plate. 1, No.67. Now in the V & A Museum,. The pair in the Victoria and Albert Museum was purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber...

Item: 18th century carved wood life-size rams head Description: This lot is a rare 18th century wooden life-size ram’s head with natural horns and tr...