Lot 1797* - A176 Silver & Porcelain - Thursday, 17. March 2016, 02.00 PM
RARE MODEL OF AN 'AUGUSTUS REX' ROSE-NECKED PARAKEET,
Meissen, ca. 1731, design attributed to Johann Gottlieb Kirchner.
The plumage is painted turquoise. The bottom marked AR for Augustus Rex in blue.
H 40.6 cm. Restored.
Provenance:
- Christie's London, 30 June 1980, Lot No. 347.
- Christie's London, 3 December 1984, Lot No. 153.
- Sotheby's New York, Property from the Collections of Lily & Edmond Safra, 18-21 October 2011, Lot No. 759.
CHF 25 000 / 35 000 | (€ 25 770 / 36 080)