Pair of Parakeets
(18th and 19th Centuries )
A pair of topaz parakeets with peridot eyes and gold feet is perched on a T-shaped ivory stand and connected by gold chains to the mount. The cross bar of the stand terminates in cabochon sapphires. The high rimmed, purpurine feeding tray rests on a fluted gold base supported by six gold balls.
Provenance
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Dr. N. Dorin Ischlondsky [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1961, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | The Fabergé Menagerie. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Portland Art Museum, Portland. |
Geographies
Russia, St. Petersburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. N. Dorin Ischlondsky, 1961
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1912
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