A very attractive and realistic model in bronze of a parrot of French origin I believe. I suspect, although there is nothing pointing to this, that the parrot has been mounted on the onyx plinth later, perhaps in the 1960s. The Parrot I think is from around 1900 and perhaps someone thought it would be a useable and solid paperweight if mounted on the onyx base. indeed it would be both heavy enough to keep unruly papers together and look fabulous in place. A great gift for the parrot lover who has everything. The overall height is 3.25 inches, The base is 2.75 inches square.