Porcelain Bird Statue

Condition: Near Mint Height: 5? (12.5cm) Width: 2.5? (6.25cm) Length: 3? (7.5cm) Year Manufactured: 1960. Photos form part of the description. Exact item shown; please review all images carefully. This is a hand-painted Herend porcelain green parrot from around 1960, shown perched on a tree stump with a white base. The modeling is crisp and lively, and the artist worked fine feather strokes in layered greens with soft yellow highlights and warm orange on the wings and tail. The beak and eye ring are neatly detailed, giving the bird a curious, attentive look. The glaze is bright and even, and the piece presents in near mint condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs and only the lightest shelf wear. It’s a cheerful, display-ready statuette for a shelf, mantel, or curio. Herend Porcelain Manufactory of Hungary, founded in 1826, is famed for finely modeled figures and richly hand-painted patterns made for European courts. Every figurine is decorated freehand by trained painters and fired multiple times to set the colors and the glaze. Typical marks include the Herend shield and “Handpainted” script, along with painter or form numbers on the underside. “First-class” means factory-approved top grade; seconds are marked differently. Animal and bird figures are a long-running line alongside patterns like Queen Victoria, Rothschild Bird, and Apponyi. Mid-century examples like this often show naturalistic shading rather than the later fishnet style. 1960 bird figurine, antique bird decor, collector bird piece, exotic bird figurine, fine porcelain art, hand painted parrot, Herend animal figure, Herend Collectible, midcentury porcelain, painted parrot gift, parrot home accent, parrot shelf decor, tropical bird statue.