Pair of Parrots

Maker: Bow Porcelain Manufactory, London, England, active 1744–1776
Date: c.1760
Material: Glazed porcelain and enamel
made in: London, Greater London, England, Europe
Classification: Ceramics, sculpture
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: On View, Gallery 122
Dimensions: Parrot, a: 6 5/8 × 4 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (16.8 × 12.1 × 13.3 cm)
Parrot, b: 7 1/8 × 4 3/8 × 4 5/8 in. (18.1 × 11.1 × 11.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Zorensky, by exchange
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 431:2018a,b

- c.1957-60
Hanns Weinberg, Antique Porcelain Company, New York, NY

c.1957-60 – 2013
Frank Wyman (d.2013), New York, NY, purchased from Hanns Weinberg; his family, by inheritance

2016 - 2018
Michele Beiny, Inc., New York, NY, purchased from Frederick Wyman [1]

2018 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Michele Beiny, Inc. [2]

Notes:
[1] Previous sales and ownership provided by dealer Michele Beiny (granddaughter of Hanns Weinberg) in an email to curator David Conradsen, dated January 8, 2018 [SLAM document files].

[2] Per invoice dated February 14, 2018 [SLAM document files]; per Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Saint Louis Art Museum, February 20, 2018.

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