Pair Bretby Majolica parrot/cockatoo wall pockets

Victorian, circa 1900. Tallest is 13ins high, 7.1ins wide, 3.9ins depth. Pair of Bretby Majolica wall pockets which feature a parrot or cockatoo perched on a branch.





Colouration: green, yellow, brown, are predominant.







The piece bears maker's marks for the Bretby pottery. Bears a pattern number, '1226'.





Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Wall pocket 1: Good. KILN EFFECTS: glaze run to the brown glaze;





glaze accumulation to the reverse;



kiln detritus caught in the glaze to both wings;





flecks of stray coloured glaze to the wings.





RESTORATION. Filled chip to right wing and hanging hole.





Wall pocket 2: Good. KILN EFFECTS: glaze run to the brown glaze;



kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the branch.



RESTORATION: Retouched bruise to the right wing and flake to the left wing.







Stabilised and retouched hairlines to the top of each wing.





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