Up for sale is a beautiful matched pair of export porcelain cockatoo or parrot figurines. These vibrant birds are modeled as mirror images facing opposite directions, designed to frame a mantelpiece, console, or shelf arrangement beautifully. This specific style of glazed porcelain animal figure draws historic inspiration from early Qing dynasty ceramic art, which became wildly fashionable in European estates during the 18th and 19th centuries. Depending on the origin of production, this pair represents either authentic Chinese export porcelain or a fine Western piece made in the traditional Chinoiserie taste.

Each figure features a glossy, brilliant turquoise blue glaze coating the main body, accentuated by meticulously incised feather detailing across the wings and tail. The cockatoos show excellent craftsmanship with highly detailed sculpting on the crest and face, featuring open beaks that clearly showcase a separately molded tongue inside. They are perched atop heavily textured rockwork bases finished in a dark, contrasting charcoal grey glaze with purple undertones.

The unglazed, flat ceramic undersides of both bases feature a centered ventilation hole and a small, rectangular impressed mark showing a number 5 followed by unidentified parallel horizontal block lines.

Please examine the high-resolution photographs carefully to evaluate the exact cosmetic condition, glaze coverage, and hand-molded structural details.

Disclaimer:
I am not an appraiser. All identifications regarding maker, materials, historical style, date, culture, and naming conventions are research-based opinions made entirely in good faith using the visible features of the item. Buyers are kindly encouraged to review all photographs carefully, do their own due diligence, and come to their own conclusions prior to bidding or purchase