Vintage decorative bird on foot – white ceramic (80-90s)

Vintage decorative bird on foot – white ceramic (80-90s)

This decorative object represents a small bird perched on a carved foot, all in a uniform white finish. With a height of 21 cm and a diameter of approximately 12 cm, this room attracts attention by its simple but original presence.

Technical specifications:

• Dimensions : Height 21 cm x Width 12 cm
• Suspected material : Cast ceramic (visible vertical track indicating an assembly of two half shells)
• Age : Years 1980 / 1990
• Colour : White with black beak (painted)
• State : Very good general condition, no visible shrapnel, paint intact
• Style : Retro decoration / kitsch / popular art

The fineness of the plumage, carefully molded, as well as the base worked evoke artisanal or semi-industrial work. The installation in two pieces suggests a ceramic manufacture via moulds, unlike the resin often moulded in one piece.

This object can also decorate a chic shabby interior, a collection shelf or be integrated into an artistic staging.

For the Neophytes...

Indices for ceramics :

1. Vertical moulding line clearly visible :
   → Typical of objects in Ceramics, made in two half shells then assembled.
   → In resin, casting is usually done in a single piece or with more discreet moulding lines.
2. Slightly granular/irregular surface appearance on feathers :
   → This suggests that enamelled ceramic texture or crude.
   → The resin is often smoother, except for voluntary finishing.
3. Matte to semi-gloss reflector, not plastic :
   → Typical of the painted or enamelled ceramics.
   → The painted resin sometimes has a more "plastic" or glossy finish depending on the varnish.

????? Conclusion:

→ 90% certainty, it is indeed an object Ceramics, moulded in two parts then painted.
The middle line and texture are very typical elements of artisanal or semi-industrial ceramics of the 1980s/90s.