late 19th/early 20th century, rooster standing upright, squatting hen, both with remnants of paint decoration, rooster stamped twice to underside of wing feathers "Depose" and "546" to tail feathers, hen stamped to underside of tail feathers "Depose", "Geschutzt", and "546", tallest 4-1/8 in., Provenance: Estate of Judge and Mrs. Charles Neese, Greeneville, Tennessee; By Descent to Dr. Rhonda Davis Poirier, New York, New York and Jacksonville, Florida
Condition
paint loss, some verdigris and wear to patinated surfaces, small casting flaw to back of leg, other minor surface wear