ERWIN GERST. Karlsruhe State Majolica Factory, wall relief, cockatoos, ceramics, 1937, Germany.

Erwin Gerst (1911—World War II) for the Karlsruhe State Majolica Manufactory, wall relief, cockatoos, ceramics, 1937, Germany. Wall relief depicting two cockatoos sitting on a branch, painted and glazed in polychrome, fitted with a metal wall hanger on the back and bearing the manufacturer's mark and serial number '4870', 36x25 cm.

The sculpture comes from the personal collection of the managing director of the State Majolica Manufactory in Karlsruhe from 1932-1970, Mr. Wilhelm Terjung.