A Charming & Unusual Pair of Early 19thC Continental Appliqué Paper Pictures In The Form of Caged African Parrots c.1800-25 sub-Curios 5 X 14 inches

5 X 14 inches

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A Charming & Unusual Pair of Early 19thC Continental Appliqué Paper Pictures In The Form of Caged African Parrots c.1800-25 sub-Curios 5 X 14 inchesOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Early Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 25 Width: 9. 75 Height: 15. 5 Depth: 1. 25 (each) The beautiful, and possibly unique, pair of opposing paper appliqu pictures of African parrots, each hand coloured in paper and perching on water colour gouache branches, the birds behind gilded threads mimicking the bars of a cage, each being glazed and with faux leather borders and surviving from the first