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Code: MB704
Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler
Circa 1750
Hard-paste porcelain
Height: 7 2/3 in. (19.5 cm.)
Marks: crossed swords in underglaze blue, impressed numeral 45(?)
Parrots were among the Meissen manufactory’s most frequently produced bird figures. The number of models created by Kändler is quite varied, and unlike other species of birds modeled by him, parrots were made in several different sizes.