Lot 190

Meissen and Meissen Style 19 Piece Monkey Band

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

German, late 19th/20th century, each porcelain figure with polychrome enamel and gilt decoration, 14 figures and music stand with Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords marks and various impressed and glazed number; five with early Sitzendorf marks and impressed numbers, 4-3/4 in. to 7 in.ÿ

Provenance: Estate of T. Kenneth and Karin Ellis, "Stepping Stones", Hot Springs, Virginia

Condition

all with some surface dirt and accretion, light wear to bases, scattered minor areas of gilt loss; triangle player with broken stick; loss of gilt to horn player in pink jacket; one bassoon(?) player with small crack/separation (likely firing anomaly) to coattail; one horn player with small crack/separation (likely firing anomaly) to stump; harpist with chip and loss to one harp hook
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