Fun facts about parrots: the Kama Sutra lists teaching a parrot to speak as one of the 63 things a man should master; in Pliny the Elder's writings he advises owners to hit the birds on the head to motivate them to speak (please don't do this); some varieties of parrot can live to be octogenarians! The first recorded pet parrot in the British Isles belonged to Henry VII (an African Grey), but modern parrot-keeping in Britain didn't really kick off until the 1800s. This unusual Victorian parrot is modeled in 10k gold with turquoise in lieu of feathers and blue glass wings.
MATERIALS: silver, 10k gold (tests), turquoise cabochons, blue glass, new 14k gold chain
AGE: c. 1880
CONDITION: Good - one of the glass wings is cracked (but stable)
SIZE: 1" length including the bale, 18" chain