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Vintage Parrot & Wild Bird Items ~~ for the feather-brained!
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$79 USDVictorian Silverplate Pie / Cake Knife w/ Parrots
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Now you can have your cake and Parrots, too, with this Art Nouveau cake or pie knife by Pairpoint. Unusually shaped with a point at the end and etched Parakeets in the middle, this knife is in good condition for its 100+ years, with light use scratches, a small bit of tarnishing, and little else. It measures 10 3/8" long and 2 7/8" at its widest area. Marked "Pairpoint Mfg. Co. 4" on the back, a mark used between 1880 and 1894. As beautiful and useful today as it was back then and the perfect ...
$37 USDVintage Bronze Bird of Prey Paperweight
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A handsome and heavy bronze paperweight from Germany, showcasing a Raptor within its pseudo frame. The Hawk, Falcon or Eagle (call it what you will) is convex, giving the bird and its details a 3-D presence. Measures 4 3/8+" X 3 5/8" and can also be hung on the wall via a pre-formed hole on the back. It's in good condition and heavy for its size with tarnishing of the ages enhancing rather detracting from it. Hefty enough for the most persistent of papers and striking enough for any room or den ...
$60 USDCloisonné Cockatoo
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Looking for something Cockatoo special? Then look no further than this incredible cloisonné creature, an enamel and metal marvel that's truly a feast for the eyes. Birdie is attractively posed with crest raised and tail spread, and perches atop a removable wood stand. She measures 9.5" to the top of her crest when on the stand and is about 2.75" wide at her tail. She's in excellent condition and comes to you in her original box. The stand does have a couple of chipped areas (see pic) where her ...
$12 USDGerman Bronze Canary Medallion
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A wonderful bronze medallion from 1970's Germany, given to third place entries in bird shows. This medal was for the Canary contingent and features a lone bird perched in its center, done in minute detail. The medallion measures just over 1.5" in diameter and has a nice weight for its size, with a loop at the top for hanging. The back is unmarked. You'll find it to be in good condition and great for use as a fan or shade pull, rear view mirror hanger, pendant, or keychain fob. Well made, too, ...
$95 USDMiniature Cockatoo / Parrot Bronze from France
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A very clever and desirable bronze from faraway France, of an excited Cockatoo forever chained to his T-stand. Both bird and stand measure a mere 3 7/8" in height (and 1 1/8" x .75" at the base) but what they don't claim in space they will claim in regard, for the detail is nice and the visage charming. Unmarked but well made with a nice weight for the size. In good condition, too, and I'm guessing a bit on the rare side. The sort of Parrot you'll enjoy having around, better get him before he ...
$12 USDGold Canary Show Medallion from Germany
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A gold colored bronze medallion from 1970's Germany, given to first place entries in bird shows. This medal was for the Canary contingent and features a lone bird perched in its center, done in minute detail. The medallion measures just over 1.5" in diameter and has a nice weight for its size, with a loop at the top for hanging. The back is unmarked. You'll find it to be in good condition and great for use as a fan or shade pull, rear view mirror hanger, pendant, or keychain fob. Well made, too, ...
$150 USD1920's Albany Foundry Cockatoo Doorstop
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Here we have a charming and hefty Cockatoo with a penchant for doors, made of cast iron and produced by the Albany Foundry (1897 to 1932) in the early 19th century. Besides the endearing raised crest and puffed cheeks this Birdie has a sweet surprise, for a Chickie Baby peeks out from a nest just below Mom's feet. The doorstop measures 12" tall and 5.5" x 3 1/8" at its base. It retains approx. 70% of its original paint, some of which is chipping. Unmarked. This cutie originally sold for $1.50 in ...
$35 USDArt Deco Parrot Knife Rest
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Delightfully Deco and decidedly darling is this silverplated knife rest from France, sporting a perched Parrot on one side beaking his branch. Measures 3.75" in length and is 1 1/8" in height, with a mark of "Renault" on the bottom. The perfect Parrot to rest your case with - be it knife, spoon, fork or chop sticks. You'll like!
$85 USDVintage Brass Parrot Candelabra
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For those of you that consider Parrots the light of your life we offer one who is doubly so, for not only is he a brassy sort of fellow but a holder of taper candles as well. Made entirely of metal, this shining example of birdhood can be found perched in a tree among leaves and flowers, with three floral shaped candle wells to the left, right and center. Larger then you'd expect at 15.5" in length, 7.5" in width and 15" in height, it's heavy, too, weighing 6.5 pounds all by itself. It's in good ...
$12 USD1970's Show Medallion from Germany w/ Chinese Pheasant & Mandarin Duck
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A gold colored bronze medallion from 1970's Germany, usually given to the first place entry in bird shows. This medal was for exotic birds and features a Chinese Pheasant and Mandarin Duck in its center, each done in minute detail. The medallion measures just over 1.5" in diameter and has a nice weight for its size. There is a loop at the top for hanging and the back is unmarked. You'll find it to be in good condition, with a couple of minor scratches. (Very minor). Great for use as a fan or ...
$95 USDArt Nouveau Owl Door Stop / Bookend
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A heavy, cast iron doorstop (or perhaps a lone bookend)sporting simple Nouveau lines, as well as a somewhat reserved Owl who is WISELY keeping his wings out of the way! The door stop measures 5 7/8" tall, 6 5/8" long and 3" wide, and is a hefty 4 pounds all on its own. It is unmarked but well made, with a textured background behind the Owl. The Owl is pressed into the metal from the back making him concave there but convex on the front, thus giving him a bit of 3-dimensional presence. The ...
$29 USDAfrican Grey Tin from Germany
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A fun, cylindrical tin of the Grey variety (African, that is) recently flown in from Germany just for you. On one side a red-tailed raider is busy being corny, while on the other his Yellow Grosbeak companion is doing the early bird bit. The tin measures 8" tall, 4" in diameter, and has a plastic top. Closes snugly via a wire latch. The tin is contemporary rather than vintage and previously held coffee by the Alois Dallmayr company. It is in great condition and super clean inside. Great for ...
$65 USDBronze, Brass & Metal Cockatoo Bud Vase
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A metallic marvel from the United Kingdom for the petite bouquet, sporting a Cockatoo companion on the edge who's ever willing to lend a hand (or a beak in some cases!) The bud vase is a blend of bronze (the base) brass (the bird) and some sort of shiny metal (the flute, a magnet does not stick to it). It stands a mere 4 5/8" tall and is 2 1/8" in diameter. It's in good vintage condition (not much you can do to metal) and although the Cockatoo was once painted only 30% (maybe less) remains. ...
$12 USDPheasant & Duck Bronze Medallion from Germany
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A bronze medallion from 1970's Germany, given to third place entries in bird shows. This medal was for exotic birds and features a Chinese Pheasant and Mandarin Duck in its center, each done in minute detail. The medallion measures just over 1.5" in diameter and has a nice weight for its size. There is a loop at the top for hanging and the back is unmarked. You'll find it to be in good condition and great for use as a fan or shade pull, rear view mirror hanger, pendant, or keychain fob. Well ...
$40 USDEagle Ashtray from Austria
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Quite old and certainly rare is this brass ashtray from Europe, sporting an Eagle with wings proudly spread atop a globe. The heft of this piece will astound you as it weighs a whopping 2.4 pounds all by itself, with a measurement of of only 5" x 3" at the base and 4" in height! The bird is affixed to the base by a screw and is unmarked and unformed on the back. The tray has two wells for your cigs on opposite ends but if you're not a smoker don't let THAT stop you, as this piece would make an ...
$12 USDCanary Bronze Medallion from Germany
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A silver medallion from 1970's Germany, given to second place entries in bird shows. This medal was for the Canary contingent and features a lone bird perched in its center, done in minute detail. The medallion measures just over 1.5" in diameter and has a nice weight for its size, with a loop at the top for hanging. The back is unmarked. You'll find it to be in good condition with a few minor use scratches. Besides letting your birds know they're a winner in YOUR eyes, these medals are great ...
$49 USDBrassy Budgie Ashtray from England
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Flown in all the way from England for your Parakeet pleasure is this charming tray, sporting a pair o' perched and preening 'Keets who obviously have eyes only for each other. Speaking of eyes, theirs are of red rhinestones, although I have noted one has gone AWOL, which should be easy to replace if you like. The birds are brass (both in medium and demeanor) and have nice detail and a good weight. The bottom of the tray is scalloped and there is a well suitable for two cigarettes and a cigar on ...
$29 USD1920's Canco Tin w/ Cockatoo and Macaw
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A colorful piece of the past in the form of a candy tin, decked out with a pair of Cockatoos on the lid and an ever watchful Macaw Parrot. Long ago (and far away) this Deco tin held Gunther's chocolates but these days it'll hold just about anything you want that'll fit in 7.75 x 1.25 inches. The tin is old and looks it, having paint wear around the edges and sides, mottling of same on the lid, and scratches. I also see a shallow dent or two on the top and a small one on the bottom (see pics). ...
$28 USD1920's Sharp's Super Kreem Toffee Tin
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A small, round, metal tin from the days of fun 'n Flappers (both feathered & human) featuring Sir Kreemy Knut's pet Macaw on the lid. The tin has a teal base with gold accenting and is marked "Sharp's Super Kreem Toffee Assorted, Edward Sharp & Sons Ltd., Maidstone England" on the bottom. It's an old tin and as such it exhibits wear and surface scratches commensurate with age and a VERY shallow dent in the middle on the top. Measures 3 5/8" in diameter, and 1 1/8" high, the perfect size for ...
$55 USDDuck Duo Metal Bookends
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When it comes to bookends, these are just Ducky! Plumply perched amid marsh grasses and cattails we find this slumbering pair, with weight enough to tackle the toughest of tomes and a flat back to keep them, ahem, in line. The bookends are made of a textured, shiny, silver metal that a magnet does not stick to and are quite heavy, with felt on the bottom to protect your furniture. Each measures 4 1/8" x 5" x 5" and are unmarked. Both are in grand condition with a touch o' tarnishing and ready to ...
$75 USDLimited Edition Artist Signed Eagle Figure
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An elegant pewter figurine of an Eagle in flight, dramatically posed with talons spread and mouth open in anticipation. This sculpture is number 67 in a limited edition of 1000 and is so marked and signed by the artist on the bottom. (His first name is Roger, can't determine the last....) Measures 5 6/8" tall and has a wingspan of 3.5". It also has a nice weight for its size (2 pounds) and with its flat base, would be just the ticket on your desk to keep your papers from, ahem, flying. It's in ...
$95 USDEuropean Heron Pocketwatch Stand
Collectibles:Metalware
If you hanker for Herons, Egrets or Cranes, then watch this (literally!) Here we have a most unusual brass stand from Germany, styled into an ever "watchful" Crane. Below the bird is a most ornate base, and above, a well for a taper candle (so you can see what time it is, I guess.....) while the hanging hook projects from the breast of the bird on one side. The watch holder measures 7 1/8" tall and is 4.25" x 3.25" at the base. Unmarked. It is in grand condition and the bird is securely held to ...
$65 USDMetal & Bronze Bird Powder Jar from Europe
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An unusual and sweet powder jar from the 1920's or 30's made of brass colored metal (the base & lid) and bronze (the bird). The bird has an enviable position, for he gets petted every time the lid is lifted, and has a wonderful patina from years of being handled. The lid and base also show the results of age with small discolorations and a shiny spot on the lid that looks suspiciously like a label (see pic). The inside shows quite a bit of tarnishing and discoloration, as well as vestiges of ...
$75 USDMarble & Metal Parrot Paperweight from France
Collectibles:Metalware
Ready for paper patrol on any bar or desk, this Parrot from Europe really likes to throw his weight around! Mounted atop a piece of marble and made of metal himself (perhaps spelter or pot metal) this Parrot paperweight comes to you from across the miles (France) and years (1920's-30's) in hopes of finding employment. He measures 5 3/8" tall and is 4.75" x 3 1/8" at his base. As with most Parrots he is not without fault - I have noticed a whitish ring on his base and small chips on the top edges ...
$175 USDVienna Bronze Budgie
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A petite and precious Parakeet of the bronze persuasion who's recently flown in from Europe just for you. Measuring a mere 3" in length and 7/8" in height, this bronze beauty has been hand painted to Parakeet perfection and still retains 80% of its original hues. Unmarked but hopefully not unloved, why not let him join YOUR flock now?
$125 USD1970's Barn Swallows Sculpture by Dr. Irving Burgues
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A fine pewter portrayal of Barn Swallows in flight by the famous naturalist, ecologist and sculptor, Dr. Irving Burgues, created in 1976 as a limited edition. The piece is a delight of detail and design and is permanently mounted upon a wooden plinth. Measures 8 1/8" tall, 7.25" wide from wing to wing and is 3" in diameter at the base. You'll find it to be in good condition, save for a small rub mark on the end of a tail feather (see pic) and some light scratches in the wood base. The sculpture ...
SOLDSOLD Miniature Parrot / Budgie Bronze from Austria
Collectibles:Metalware
As Parakeets charm and delight so too does this Budgie in miniature, who's made of bronze and is hand painted in realistic detail. Unlike his breathing cousins he's a clean and quiet chap, and at only 4" in length and 1.5" in height, takes up less space, too. Although unmarked, he came straight to us from Wein (Vienna) Austria so his quality is assured, and his condition is superb, with no appreciable paint loss save for a tiny spot on his head. A grand acquisition for the space challenged and a ...
$55 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Bronze Merganser Duck Paperweight by Jim Delso
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An amazing, decoy cast bronze paperweight by the Oklahoma artist, Jim Delso, of a swimming Merganser Duck. The piece is life-like to the extreme, with fantastic detail and very realistic eyes. Measures 4.25" from beak to tail, is 2.25" tall and 2.25" wide. "Merganser" is cast on the front, lest there be any doubt, and "An Original by Jim Delso" is marked on the back. If I had to find fault I'd mention the tiny bit of glue showing on one side where the Duck was attached to the base (see pic) and ...| Items 1 - 28 of 28 | Page 1 of 1 |
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