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Lot 1355

15 Assorted Porcelain Figures, Monkey Band

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
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$5,000 $500
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German, 19th/20th century, 14 painted porcelain monkey band figures, including: two with Meissen blue crossed swords marks to bases, after models by Johann Joachim K?ndler; eleven with indecipherable marks to bases in underglaze blue; one marked "123"; with figure of boy and dog, faint blue crossed swords mark to base; largest 6 in.Provenance: Property of Twin Oaks Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia

Condition

most with minor wear including scattered surface scratches and nicks, some with scattered areas of paint retouch, some with chips and missing elements; trumpeter with breaks and restorations to hands and instrument; conductor missing both hands; one cellist missing bow; french horn player with chip to face, break and repair to arm and instrument; one bassoon(?) player missing hand and most of instrument, break and repair to hat plume; all with wear to bases