A group of Meissen monkey band figures late 19th century

after the 18th century models by Peter Reinicke and Johann Joachim Kändler, comprising: a conductor, two drummers and a drum bearer, a triangle player, a basoonist, a clarinetist, a flautist, a trumpeter, a hurdy-gurdy player, a bagpiper, a guitarist, a violinst, a cellist, a harpist, a harpsichord player seated astride a monkey and four singers, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue. Together with a French porcelain music stand, crossed arrows mark in blue. 21 pieces.

Some chips, minor losses and restoration. Conductor: his right hand holding the scroll is restored at the wrist. Singers: one has the tips of the toes of one foot restored; two toes of a foot of another are chipped; another has a minor tiny chip to one toe. Clarinetist: the end of the clarinet has been broken and restored back beneath the hand. Guitarist: the neck of the guitar and his hand holding it bave been broken and restored back. Bagpiper: his right hand and the pipes held in it have been broken and restored back. Triangle player: his ritght arm has been broken away with the triangle intact and restored back; the bottom tip of the wand has a minor touched-up chip. Cellist: one toe chipped
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