Fifteen Assembled Meissen Porcelain Monkey Band Figures

Description:

Fifteen Assembled Meissen Porcelain Monkey Band Figures, Saxony, 19th and 20th century, each polychrome enamel- and gilt-decorated, with crossed swords and other various marks, three choral singers, two drummers, drum-carrier, conductor, bagpiper, flutist, mandolinist, violinist, clarinetist, trumpeter, French horn player, and triangle player, ht. 4 3/4 to 7 1/4 in.; together with a Meissen-type clarinetist and five music stands.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Drum carrier with loss to turban. One drummer with chip to jacket and restored hat. French horn player with chip to hat. One singer with loss to finger tips. One singer with restoration to hand. Mandolinist with restored hand and mandolin neck and chip to cloak. Violinist with repair to violin neck. Single drummer with restoration to feather, hat, face, thumb, and loss to drum stick. Clarinetist with restoration to clarinet, hands, and corner of jacket and loss to toes. Trumpeter with loss to trumpet and restorations to coat. Flutist with loss and restoration to flute and restoration to jacket and foot. Clarinetist with repaired clarinet and hands. Triangle player with repaired breaks to both arms, lacking triangle, loss to tail, restoration to hat, and loss to tongue. Bagpiper with hat crudely restored. Conductor with repaired thumb. All with scattered loss/flakes to gilt and enamel.


The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.

Keywords