- 853
A Meissen porcelain monkey band, late 19th century
Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Porcelain
- the height of the conductor 17.6cm, 6 7/8 in. high
after the 18th-century models by Peter Reinicke and J. J. Kändler, comprising: a conductor, a harpist, a bassoonist, a bagpiper, a keyboardist sat astride another monkey, a cellist, a guitarist, a hurdy-gurdy player, a triangle player, a trumpeter, a violinist, a French horn player, a drum bearer, and a beater, a recorder player, a flautist, a kettle drum bearer and four female singers, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, pressnummern, various Pressnummern, incised marks and painter's marks,