PAIR OF ITALIAN EXOTIC BIRD PORCELAIN FIGURINES, MODELLED AFTER ITALIAN MAJOLICA MODELS, MID-LATE 20TH CENTURY

a pair of porcelain cassowaries, each standing on lemon grass with yellow foliage rounded base, their blue talons on either side, cascading down their neck are brown and black striped feathers each with a black feathered mohawk, white back and body, with blue and yellow eyes; overall height: 61 cm (24 in.)

CONDITION
In age-appropriate condition. Overall dust visible to the naked eye. One figurine the bird is missing part of a talon on the right third claw, as well as a visible crack along the yellow foliage. The other has minor cracks visible on the bird's back on the right upper side. Inspection under UV shows no apparent signs of restoration or repairs.

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