A while since I've had anything to add directly to this thread,a beautiful owl which has lunch in his talons made by the Schwarzburger Werkst�t company, I've yet to pin down the artist so I'm open to your thoughts on this matter, I did find that Max Adolph Pfeiffer did produce an owl for this firm but that's not really conclusive. It measures 8" high and 12" from head to tail, a fair size piece certainly one of the largest I have.
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Gary