Buccellati Silver Penguin Figural Group by Minotto
Pair of Italian .800 silver penguins forming a figural grouping, by Marcello Minotto for Buccellati. Depicting the parent penguin feeding a fish to its chick, each figure with cold painted enamel over a finely textured finish and set with sapphire eyes.The chick perched atop a rock crystal geode. Each marked, Minotto, Buccellati, .800 and made in Italy. Circa 1950.
Weight: larger penquin 38 troy ounces, smaller 37.5 troy ounces gross. Mother Penguin: 5 inches x 4.5 inches x 8.75 inches tall , baby penguin: 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches x 7.5 inches tall
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Pair of Italian .800 silver penguins forming a figural grouping, by Marcello Minotto for Buccellati. Depicting the parent penguin feeding a fish to its chick, each figure with cold painted enamel over a finely textured finish and set with sapphire eyes.The chick perched atop a rock crystal geode. Each marked, Minotto, Buccellati, .800 and made in Italy. Circa 1950.
Weight: larger penquin 38 troy ounces, smaller 37.5 troy ounces gross. Mother Penguin: 5 inches x 4.5 inches x 8.75 inches tall , baby penguin: 4.5 inches x 4.5 inches x 7.5 inches tall
Domestic Shipping: $30