English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th April 2010
Lot 60
A pearlware group of The Bird Catcher
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £300
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Description
A pearlware group of The Bird Catcher, after a model by Ralph Wood, the birdman holding a cage on his knee for the delight of the young maiden sat beside him, a bird in the bocage trilling to his captured mate, early 19th century, some damage and restoration, 32.5cm.
Cf. Myrna Schkolne, People, Passions, Pastimes and Pleasures, p.259 for a similar example.
