Sugar basin, cover and stand

1775 - 1800

The birds were painted from prints by Jean Michel Seligmann Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel, Nuremberg, 1749-1776. Seligmann had based his work on prints by George Edward in the Natural History of Uncommon Birds. On the base and in the cover we find the following legends in gold, on a: 'La grive couronnée d'or - La tête rouge', on b: 'Le colibri - La moucherolle bleue', on c: 'Pigeôn à la couronne blanche - Le prunier de cacao'.

• Places and dates

  Tournai, 1775 - 1800 (Production)

• Materials

  Porcelain

• Dimensions

  • Height: 138 mm (Total)

• Category

  Containers

• Object number

  S87/62

• IPR status

  Public domain