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Boy on Turkey
Figure of a boy riding a turkey, earthenware with wooden plinth, the base rectangular with bevelled edge, the figure with a rectangular base with notched corners, the turkey in animated, striding pose with head raised and tail feathers erect, standing on a grassy knoll with flowers and mushrooms, the bird being ridden by a naked boy who is controlling the turkey using a scarf tied around its neck; the figure is enamelled in bright colours, the boy with grey-green hair and the turkey excecuted in vibrant pink, blue and purple with underfeathers highlighted in black.