LEPTOPTILOS

Designed by Ceramic School in Bechyně, before 1922, made probably by KERAS - Keramická akciová společnost
Decorative model of a Leptoptilos in Art Nouveau style, on a low rectangular plinth with a backrest. Yellowish ceramic, ivory glazed, painted with marbled color glazes in green-brown and yellow. H. 26 cm. Signature "MB.". Condition A. Cracked glaze. Lit.: L. Merglová-Pánková, Keramická škola v Bechyni 1884-1948: umělecká keramika: historismus, secese, moderna, Plzeň 2015, p. 182, number. 156.