Three Meissen figures of child musicians circa 1745

modelled by P.E. Reinecke, the first as a boy with green hat, white shirt, yellow coat and purple breeches, holding a drum over his left arm, a drum-stick in his right hand and playing a pipe with his left hand (14cm.), the second with a girl playing a triangle, wearing a puce hat with yellow flower, a gilt-edged pink bodice and white shirt, her white skirt with indianische Blumen (13.5cm.), the third with a boy playing bag-pipes, wearing a black tricorn hat, white jacket and white trousers with purple stockings and yellow shoes (12.7cm.), all on flower-encrusted bases

Restoration to both hands, pipe and edges of hat, the girl with restoration to both hands, instrument and waist, the drummer with restoration to hand, hat, pipe and lower edge of jacket.
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