A Meissen white figure of a bag-piper circa 1741

modelled by J.J. Kändler after a print by Jacques Dumont, playing bag-pipes, wearing a hat, a waistcoat and heavy cloak, on a flower encrusted base

Restoration to hat, hands and bagpipes.
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Kändler's Taxa for 1740-48 cites this figure as "1.ein alter Mann mit sehr abentheuerlichen Habit samt einem curiosen Dudel Sack, darauff er spielt 4Thlr.." (an old man with a venturesome outfit playing strange bag-pipes 4 Thalers) a further note referring to an engraving as a source: "6.einen alten Mann, nach der Zeichnung , wie er auf dem Dudel Sack spielet" (an old man after an engraving, playing the bag-pipes).