On October 31, Quentin in Berlin is holding its 40th auction. One of the most unusual pieces is this 8in (22cm) high satirical porcelain figure, titled Schmeichelei (Flattery). It was modelled in 1909 by the Slovakian artist Eduard Klabena for KPM in Berlin.
Klabena originally trained with the Austrian sculptor Karl Waschmann in Vienna, before moving to the German capital, where he supplied a number of models for KPM, some of them stylised bird figures with human attributes. This example has a guide of €1800.