Parrot-shaped perfume bottle. The body is made of yellow blown glass with a translucent handle; the legs and articulated head reveal a small metal stopper that is chiseled, engraved, and gilded. Probably an English piece from the late 19th–early 20th century. H.: 19 cm. Legs reattached with plaster. Wear on the stopper. Similar models, one with a color variation, are held in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Estimate
€150 - €200
Result
€150
Buyer's premium
26.4%
Parrot-shaped perfume bottle.
The body is made of yellow blown glass with a translucent handle; the legs and articulated head reveal a small metal stopper that is chiseled, engraved, and gilded.
Probably an English piece from the late 19th–early 20th century.
H.: 19 cm.
Legs reattached with plaster. Wear on the stopper.
Similar models, one with a color variation, are held in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.
Sale
Wednesday 7 October・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 15 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris