$4,288
Thirteen Assembled Meissen and Meissen-type Porcelain Monkey Band Figures, Dresden, 18th to 20th century, comprising a conductor, two bagpipers, two hurdy-gurdy players, three flautists, a figure with two drums slung over his shoulders, another drummer, contrabass player, guitarist and singer, each with crossed swords mark, ht. to 6 15/16 in. Conductor: Right hand with scroll off but present and one thumb broken. Bagpiper in blue coat: Break to left hand and repairs to right arm, bagpipe, and left foot. Chip to brim of hat. Bagpiper with green coat: Loss to bagpipe. Hurdy-gurdy player in blue dress: loss to hurdy-gurdy, repair to left arm, repairs and loss to bonnet. Hurdy-gurdy player in pink dress: loss to hurdy-gurdy, repairs to right arm, chips to right toes. Flautist in navy coat: lacking flute, repair to left wrist, loss to left toe. Flautist in purple coat: lacking flute, repairs to face and left wrist, loss to right thumb, chip to left cuff, and loss to left toe. Flautist in blue coat: repairs to flute, hands, and left toes. Figure with drums over his shoulders: repair to plume, drum on right shoulder, repaired break around waist, chip to right toe. Drummer: plume off but present, lacking right hand, repairs to arms and mouth, break to drum strap. Contrabass player: lacking bow, chip to right toe. Guitarist: repair to hat, guitar, and right hand. Singer: lacking left forarm, repairs to right arm and sheet music, lacking left foot. All with loss to enamel and gilt Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-01-14
