Herend Hummingbird On Flowered Branch Figurine - Limited Edition

Herend is known for its long history of producing the finest hand-painted porcelain worldwide. Herend’s trademark fishnet pattern design, which is most popular in the U.S., originated in 1858 when an artist intrigued with a Chinese plate’s fish scale design painted it onto a rooster figurine’s breast to imitate feathers. Each Herend figurine is handmade in Hungary.

Often described as flying jewels due to their remarkable colors, some male hummingbirds have learned to orient their bodies and feathers towards the sun to enhance the visual impact of their iridescent plumage and to heighten their appeal during courtship. It appears that Herend’s hummingbird has learned this lesson well and has briefly stopped his dazzling wings so that their beauty can be appreciated from all angles. However, this avian acrobat won’t sit still for long and in a blink of an eye will return to drinking nectar, his favorite high-sugar fuel source, to keep those stunning wings beating up to 80 times per second.

• 8.25"L X 7.75"W X 5.75"H
• Handmade of porcelain
• Hand-painted in Hungary
• Numbered Limited Edition of 150