Exquisite antiqueChinese hand painted porcelain bird feeder.Circa early 1800s withChinese government antiquity red wax seal.The bird feeder is handpainted with floral and scroll design.Fantastic old porcelain signsevident everywhere. The rim of the base and the three tiny kiln peg marks are especiallybeautiful.A wooden attachment onthe side of the feeder. The feeder was part of a bird cage and the attachment wouldhave been slotted in between two bamboo wires. Seeds or water would be pu...t inthe dish.The red seal was anexport approval seal from the Chinese government to allow the item to beexported even it was over 100 years old. I haven’t seen any of these sealslately. The bird feeder was bought in the 1980s.Excellent condition.Height: 2 cmDiameter: 3.5 cmThe battery is there forsize comparison only. It has nothing to do with the item.'Most of my collectionis one of a kind. I bought the items because I liked it for myself. They werenever intended to be resold. Each item has a story and when possible I handcarried in my luggage from all over the world to bring back to Australia. Someof the items have travelled a long way away and some of the items has been withme for 65 years. I am now retired and need to downsize. I will not be able tobuy a similar item again and definitely not able to sell it at the same price.If you buy an item from me it most likely is the only one I have. Not only youare buying an item you are also buying 50 years of experience. Thanks for bidding.'I only accept Paypal. Ihave a 5 business days shipping policy however if I can send earlier I will.Thank you.I am happy to combinepostage.Check out my other items!Besure to add me to your favouriteslist!