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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 115

16 English, American, and Continental Ceramic Birds

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

20th century, comprising: ten Italian examples, including two with Capodimonte crown N mark, each bird raised on branch, tallest 7-1/2 in.; three Boehm examples, including Baby Cedar Waxwing, Tree Sparrow, and Baby Wood Thrush, tallest 7-1/2 in.; Kaiser Germany example, Chipping Sparrow, raised on wood base, height of figure 5 in.; Hereford example, 5 in.; and a Lenox Black-Capped Chickadee, 3-1/4 in.

Provenance: Virginia Collection

Condition

two Italian examples with minor chips to beak, one with losses to pine on branches, one with chip to base, embedded dust, minor spotting

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