The little kingfisher perches on a branch with its beak stretched upwards. Handcrafted and naturalistic in its depiction, this eye-catcher is a fine decorative object for any room. The design was created by Johann Baptist Pedrozzi in 1765, who had been appointed modeler to the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in Berlin a year earlier and created a series of impressive life-size animal figures.

Kingfisher by the sea - This specimen has a permanent place in the ScandiChic interior at @herrglück seen on Instagram.

The kingfisher is like no other bird: as small as a sparrow, but unmistakable and beautiful with its bright blue or turquoise plumage. Bird experts are most likely to recognize the kingfisher by its call, a piercing, high-pitched whistle. Its main area of distribution is the tropics, where its colors are perfectly adapted to its surroundings.

The kingfisher can be spotted in the shade on the banks of a body of water, where it concentrates on looking for food. Like an arrow, it then dives into the water as soon as a fish is nearby and grabs it with its beak.

Whether completely white or dazzlingly and colorfully painted, the kingfisher is a real highlight with a lot of history in any interior. After all, the figure was created by Pedrozzi over 250 years ago. He had previously worked as a plasterer for the Margrave of Bayreuth, for whom he artistically designed the rooms of the New Palace in the Hermitage Park and the large palace in the city center, also called the New Palace. In Potsdam, he was involved in the decoration of the New Palace. He created a series of impressive life-size animal figures for KPM Berlin.