A Holitsch parrot-form jug and cover circa 1760

modelled as a perched bird, its head forming a screw cover, the handle in the form of a twisted ribbon.

A Holitsch parrot ewer and cover of the same model, marked HH in black, was sold at Christie's New York, January 30, 1988, lot 159. Another similar example, marked HH in manganese, was sold at Sotheby's London, October 18, 1988, lot 320.