What kind of bird? Parrot? Bird of Prey? FAK Swedish Pewter

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  1. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    I know a fair amount about this covered candy jar (or bonbonjär...) It's been in the family for quite a while.

    It's Swedish pewter from 1934, a 1933 FAK (Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver) design by Nils Fougstedt. (I've found a couple like it on Swedish sites, but no mention of the bird.)

    What I don't know is what kind of bird is perched up there on the top(???) Is it a bird of prey? A parrot? Something else?

    I just can't decide what the bird has to do with the rest of the Swedish design.

    The piece is about 6" tall, the bird about 1 1/4" top to bottom.

    Thanks for any input!

    FAK swedish pewter bonbonjar.jpg

    FAK swedish pewter finial.JPG

    FAK swedish pewter.JPG
     
    SBSVC, Jan 13, 2020
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  2. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Wiki says the National bird of Sweden is a blackbird so maybe though the beak is different?

    [​IMG]
     
    say_it_slowly, Jan 13, 2020
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  4. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    One of Odin's ravens.
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    t'is just a bird...
     
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  6. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Thanks, SIS. That's what I was thinking when I came up with "parrot" - but then I started second guessing myself(!) The way it was made, it just isn't all that well defined, but still, it does have a curved beak:
    fak parrot.JPG
    fak parrot 2.JPG

    Thanks for the ideas, everybody. So, why was I thinking a parrot? No real reason, I guess... Maybe these new photos help?
     
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  7. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Yes, looks "parroty" - :)
    [​IMG]
    Not "blackbirdy"..........
    [​IMG]
     
    Rayo56, Jan 13, 2020
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  8. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    chirp
     
    blooey, Jan 13, 2020
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  9. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Thanks, all! So, I guess, parrot it is! Chirp back at you, Blooey! (or should I say "Polly want a cracker?")
     
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  10. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Ditto for Parrot.
     
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  11. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]
     
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  12. Holzy

    Holzy Member

    Yes, I vote for parrot!
     
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  13. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Looks like a parrot to me too, one of those with short, blunt tails, like an African Grey - and Swedes would have pet parrots...

    ~Cheryl
     
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  14. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    As much as I like the idea of Odin's raven, another vote for parrot.
     
    Bronwen, Jan 13, 2020
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  15. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Thanks again, everybody! (That's what I get for second guessing myself!)

    Parrot it is - perhaps just because
    !
     
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  16. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    As this is a Scandinavian piece, obviously it's a Norwegian Blue, right?

     
    blooey, Jan 13, 2020
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  17. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Ok...I too will parrot the notion of parrot !!
     
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  18. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Naturally!

    (and oh, my - I had forgotten that skit!)
     
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  19. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    The Monty Python skit is great!
     
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  20. Msalicia

    Msalicia Well-Known Member

    I love John Cleese! The Fawlty Towers episode with Manuel and the Siberian hamster (rat) dodging the Health Inspector episode. A great laugh during lockdown.
     
    Msalicia, May 26, 2020
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