Parrots in aubergine glazed biscuit - China Kangxi period 1662/1722

Pair of miniature parrots in aubergine glazed biscuit resting on a green glazed rock China Kangxi Period (1662/1722)

Under the bases mark N 16 8 inventory number of the collection of Augustus The strong1670/1733 Prince Elector of Saxony and King of Poland - Part of his collection was sold in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century - most of it is now on display at the Dresden Museum

idem at the Peabody museum in Salem (Copeland Collection ) p 88/89
by William R. Sargent